. Christian Century . AT THE CHURCH. Sunday School Lesson By Herbert L. Willett Before the Sanhedrin* The healing of the lame man at the beau-tiful gate of the temple was an event soastonishing that a multitude soon gatheredfrom the neighboring courts and streets tosee the man and the disciples who had healedhim. In the narrative of the previous chap-ter Peter is the one who takes the lead anddoes the speaking, and yet from a closerreading of chapter 4 it is apparent that Johnhad not been unheard in what had trans-pired. In verse 1 are the words as theyspake unto the people, indicating that bo
. Christian Century . AT THE CHURCH. Sunday School Lesson By Herbert L. Willett Before the Sanhedrin* The healing of the lame man at the beau-tiful gate of the temple was an event soastonishing that a multitude soon gatheredfrom the neighboring courts and streets tosee the man and the disciples who had healedhim. In the narrative of the previous chap-ter Peter is the one who takes the lead anddoes the speaking, and yet from a closerreading of chapter 4 it is apparent that Johnhad not been unheard in what had trans-pired. In verse 1 are the words as theyspake unto the people, indicating that bothPeter and John had been witnesses for thetruth. And again in the 13th verse wehave a statement concerning the council be-fore whom the diseiples were summoned, be-ginning, when they beheld the boldness ofPeter and John. From both of these textsit seems clear that John was no voicelesscompanion of the more active and eagerPeter. It is possible, indeed, that the twodisciples had each gathered about himselfa circle of listeners, to w
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