Acts 2:12

2:12 All were astounded and greatly confused, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

Acts 4:16-17

4:16 saying, “What should we do with these men? For it is plain ¹  to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign ²  has come about through them, ³  and we cannot deny it. 4:17 But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more ⁴  to anyone in this name.”

Acts 4:21

4:21 After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising ⁵  God for what had happened.

John 11:47-48

11:47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees ⁶  called the council ⁷  together and said, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs. 11:48 If we allow him to go on in this way, ⁸  everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary ⁹  and our nation.”

John 12:19

12:19 Thus the Pharisees ¹⁰  said to one another, “You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”

[4:16]  ¹ tn Or “evident.”

[4:16]  ² tn Here σημεῖον (shmeion) has been translated as “miraculous sign” rather than simply “sign” or “miracle” since both components appear to be present in the context. It is clear that the healing of the lame man was a miracle, but for the Sanhedrin it was the value of the miraculous healing as a sign that concerned them because it gave attestation to the message of Peter and John. The sign “speaks” as Peter claimed in 3:11-16.

[4:16]  ³ tn Or “has been done by them.”

[4:17]  ⁴ tn Or “speak no longer.”

[4:21]  ⁵ tn Or “glorifying.”

[11:47]  ⁶ tn The phrase “chief priests and Pharisees” is a comprehensive name for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26.

[11:47]  ⁷ tn Or “Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews). The συνέδριον (sunedrion) which they gathered was probably an informal meeting rather than the official Sanhedrin. This is the only occurrence of the word συνέδριον in the Gospel of John, and the only anarthrous singular use in the NT. There are other plural anarthrous uses which have the general meaning “councils.” The fact that Caiaphas in 11:49 is referred to as “one of them” supports the unofficial nature of the meeting; in the official Sanhedrin he, being high priest that year, would have presided over the assembly. Thus it appears that an informal council was called to discuss what to do about Jesus and his activities.

[11:48]  ⁸ tn Grk “If we let him do thus.”

[11:48]  ⁹ tn Or “holy place”; Grk “our place” (a reference to the temple in Jerusalem).

[12:19]  ¹⁰ sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.