SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:40
Y convinieron con l; y llamando a los apstoles, despus de azotados, les intimaron que no hablasen en el nombre de Jess, y los soltaron.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 5:40
Verse 40. To him they agreed] That is, not to slay the apostles, nor to attempt any farther to imprison them; but their malevolence could not be thus easily satisfied; and therefore they beat them-probably gave each of them thirty- nine stripes; and, having commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, they let them go. It was of JESUS they were afraid: not of the apostles. They plainly saw that, if the doctrine of Christ was preached, it must prevail; and, if it prevailed, they must come to nought. It was a wise saying of the popish bishops in the time of Queen Mary-If we do not put down this PRINTING, it will put us down: They laboured to put down the printing, but they could not; and, under God, the printing, by exposing the wickedness of their doctrine and practices, and especially by multiplying copies of the New Testament, did most effectually put them down.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 40. And to him they agreed , etc.] They were convinced and persuaded by his reasonings, approved of his advice, and agreed to follow it: and when they had called the apostles ; into the council again, having sent their servants for them, or ordered them to be brought in: and beaten them ; or scourged and whipped them with forty stripes save one, whereby was fulfilled what Christ had foretold, ( Matthew 10:17) they commanded they should not speak in the name of Jesus ; as they had strictly commanded them before, ( Acts 4:18). Perhaps both in this, as well as in bearing the apostles, they did not closely attend to Gamaliels counsel, who advised them to keep their hands off of them, and not hinder them, but let them alone in what they were about: but this might be thought by them not to their reputation, nor sufficiently asserting their authority, to dismiss them, without saying or doing anything to them: and let them go ; from the council to their own company: they released them, and loosed them from their bonds; they set them at liberty, and let them go where they would; and so far they followed Gamaliels advice.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 34-42 - The Lord still has all hearts in his hands, and sometimes directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the persecutors. Commo sense tells us to be cautious, while experience and observation sho that the success of frauds in matters of religion has been very short Reproach for Christ is true preferment, as it makes us conformable to his pattern, and serviceable to his interest. They rejoiced in it. I we suffer ill for doing well, provided we suffer it well, and as we should, we ought to rejoice in that grace which enabled us so to do The apostles did not preach themselves, but Christ. This was the preaching that most offended the priests. But it ought to be the constant business of gospel ministers to preach Christ: Christ, and his crucified; Christ, and him glorified; nothing beside this, but what ha reference to it. And whatever is our station or rank in life, we shoul seek to make Him known, and to glorify his name __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
επεισθησαν 3982 5681 V-API-3P δε 1161 CONJ αυτω 846 P-DSM και 2532 CONJ προσκαλεσαμενοι 4341 5666 V-ADP-NPM τους 3588 T-APM αποστολους 652 N-APM δειραντες 1194 5660 V-AAP-NPM παρηγγειλαν 3853 5656 V-AAI-3P μη 3361 PRT-N λαλειν 2980 5721 V-PAN επι 1909 PREP τω 3588 T-DSN ονοματι 3686 N-DSN του 3588 T-GSM ιησου 2424 N-GSM και 2532 CONJ απελυσαν 630 5656 V-AAI-3P αυτους 846 P-APM
Robertson's NT Word Studies
5:40 {To him they agreed} (epeisqesan autwi). First aorist passive indicative of peiqw, to persuade, the passive to be persuaded by, to listen to, to obey. Gamaliel's shrewd advice scored as against the Sadducaic contention (verse #17). {Not to speak} (me lalein). The Sanhedrin repeated the prohibition of #4:18 which the apostles had steadily refused to obey. The Sanhedrin stood by their guns, but refused to shoot. It was a "draw" with Gamaliel as tactical victor over the Sadducees. Clearly now the disciples were set free because only the Sadducees had become enraged while the Pharisees held aloof.
