“Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.”
'What are we going to do with these men?' they asked. 'Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign, and we cannot deny it. — the council members' rhetorical question (ti poiēsomen, what shall we do) reveals their dilemma: the sign (sēmeion, sign, miracle, portent) is notable (gnoston, known, evident, manifest) and public. Their confession (ou dynametha arneōmai, we are not able to deny) is a forced concession: the facts are undeniable. The public's knowledge makes suppression impossible.
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