Acts 4:23 (GNV)

Passage

Then assoone as they were let goe, they came to their fellowes, and shewed all that the hie Priestes and Elders had said vnto them.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:21 So they threatened them, and let them goe, and found nothing how to punish them, because of the people: for all men praised God for that which was done.

Acts 4:22 For the man was aboue fourtie yeeres olde, on whome this miracle of healing was shewed.

Acts 4:23 Then assoone as they were let goe, they came to their fellowes, and shewed all that the hie Priestes and Elders had said vnto them.

Acts 4:24 And when they heard it, they lift vp their voyces to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, thou art the God which hast made the heaue, and the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them,

Acts 4:25 Which by the mouth of thy seruant Dauid hast saide, Why did the Gentiles rage, and the people imagine vaine things?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "assoone", "came", "fellowes", "shewed", "priestes", "elders", "said", and "vnto". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "assoone" and "came", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "For the man was aboue fourtie yeeres..." into verse 24's "And when they heard it they lift...", so "assoone" and "came" 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 "assoone" and "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.