Acts 4:8

Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

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In The King James Version

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

In Context

7Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

9If we are questioned today about a good work done to a man who was ill, as to how he has been made well,

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Cross References

Luke 12:11And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

Luke 23:13And Pilate sent for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them,

Acts 4:5And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;

Acts 7:55But he was full of the Holy Spirit, and looking up to heaven, he saw the glory of God and Jesus at the right hand of God.

Matthew Henry on Acts 4:6-15

Peter and John Examined before the Sanhedrim. 5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, 6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, 9 If we this day be… Read the whole commentary →

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