Acts 4:5

And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers and elders and scribes,

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

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 was about five thousand.

6and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the chief priest, met together in Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:1When the morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people held a consultation against Jesus, that they might put him to death.

Luke 20:1And it came to pass, that, on one of those days, while he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came to him,

Luke 23:13And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

Acts 5:34Then arose a certain man in the Sanhedrim, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people; and he commanded them to put the apostles out for 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 →

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