Acts 4:5

The next day, the rulers, elders, and religious leaders met together in Jerusalem.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

4But many who had heard the message believed it, and the total number of believers grew to about five thousand.

6They included the high priest Annas, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others of the high priest's family.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:10Listen to what the Lord has to say, you rulers of Sodom! Pay attention to the instructions of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

Matthew 27:1Early in the morning all the chief priests and elders of the people consulted together and decided to have Jesus put to death.

Luke 20:1Once when Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple, telling them the good news, some of the chief priests and religious teachers came with the elders.

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

Acts 4:8Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, answered them. “Rulers of the people, and elders:

Acts 5:34But then one of the council members stood up to speak. He was Gamaliel, a Pharisee and a doctor of law who was respected by everyone. He ordered the apostles sent out for a short 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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