Acts 4:5
And it came to pass on the morrow, to be assembled in Jerusalem, their rulers, and elders, and scholars,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
In Context
4But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men became about five thousand.
Cross References
Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of LORD, ye rulers of Sodom, give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
Matthew 27:1But having become morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held consultation against Jesus in order to condemn him to death.
Luke 20:1And it came to pass on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the good-news, the chief priests and the scholars with the elders stood near.
Luke 23:13And Pilate having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,
Acts 4:8Then Peter being filled with Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Acts 5:34But after standing up in the council, a certain Pharisee named Gamaliel, a law teacher, esteemed by all the people, commanded to make the apostles be outside a little while.
Matthew Henry on Acts 4:2-5
Peter and John Imprisoned. 1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, 2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. 4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand. We have here the interests of the kingdom of heaven successfully… Read the whole commentary →