Acts 4:5
And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
In Context
4But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand.
Cross References
Isaiah 1:10Give ear to the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; let your hearts be turned to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah.
Matthew 27:1Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.
Luke 20:1And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,
Luke 23:13And Pilate sent for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them,
Acts 4:8Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,
Acts 5:34But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.
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 →