Acts 4:5

And it came to pass the next day, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4and many of those hearing the word believed, and the number of the men became, as it were, 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,

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of YHWH, you rulers of Sodom, || Give ear to the Law of our God, you people of Gomorrah,

Matthew 27:1And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put Him to death;

Luke 20:1And it came to pass, on one of those days, as He is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came on [Him],

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

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

Acts 5:34but a certain one, having risen up in the Sanhedrin—a Pharisee, by name Gamaliel, a teacher of law honored by all the people—commanded to put the apostles forth a little,

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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