Acts 4:10

“Be it known unto you all, etc.] The members of the sanhedrim: and to all the people of Israel; who might hear of this affair; for the apostle was not ashamed of what he had done, nor of the person in whose name he had done it: that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth; by calling, on that name, and by making use of it, and by the power and authority of Jesus Christ, who by way of contempt was called the Nazarene: whom ye crucified; for though Pilate delivered him to be crucified, and the Roman soldiers did crucify him, yet this was at the request and instigation of the chief priests, Scribes, and elders; and therefore it is ascribed to them, who were bent upon his death; and no other…”

“Be it known unto you . . . and to all the people of Israel--as if emitting a formal judicial testimony to the entire nation through its rulers now convened. by the name of Jesus, &c.--(See on Act 3:13, &c.). even by him doth this man stand before you whole--for from Act 4:14 it appears that the healed man was at that moment before their eyes.”

“Be it known ... - Peter might have evaded the question, or he might have resorted to many excuses and subterfuges (Calvin), if he had been desirous of avoiding this inquiry. But it was a noble opportunity for vindicating the honor of his Lord and Master. It was a noble opportunity also for repairing the evil which he had done by his guilty denial of his Lord. Although, therefore, this frank and open avowal was attended with danger, and although it was in the presence of the great and the mighty, yet he chose to state fully and clearly his conviction of the truth. Never was there an instance of greater boldness, and never could there be a more striking illustration of the fitness of the name…”

“Be it known to you all - Probably the herald of God proclaimed this with a loud voice. Whom God hath raised from the dead - They knew in their own consciences that it was so. And though they had hired the soldiers to tell a most senseless and incredible tale to the contrary, Mat 28:12, Mat 28:15, yet it is observable, they did not, so far as we can learn, dare to plead it before Peter and John. Acts 4:11”

“known: Act 13:38, Act 28:28; Jer 42:19, Jer 42:20; Dan 3:18 that by: Act 2:22-24, Act 2:36, Act 3:6, Act 3:13-16, Act 5:29-32 whom God: Act 2:24, Act 10:40-42, Act 13:29-41; Mat 27:63-66, Mat 28:11-15; Rom 1:4 Acts 4:11”