Acts 4:18 (GNV)

Passage

So they called them, and commanded them, that in no wise they should speake or teach in the Name of Iesus.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:16 Saying, What shall we doe to these men? for surely a manifest signe is done by them, and it is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Hierusalem: and we cannot denie it.

Acts 4:17 But that it be noysed no farther among the people, let vs threaten and charge them, that they speake hencefoorth to no man in this Name.

Acts 4:18 So they called them, and commanded them, that in no wise they should speake or teach in the Name of Iesus.

Acts 4:19 But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them, and said, Whether it be right in the sight of God, to obey you rather then God, iudge ye.

Acts 4:20 For we cannot but speake the things which we haue seene and heard.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "commanded", "wise", "should", "speake", "teach", "name", and "iesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "commanded", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "But that it be noysed no farther..." into verse 19's "But Peter and Iohn answered vnto them...", so "called" and "commanded" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "commanded" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.