Acts 4:8

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people of Israel!

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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

7They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”

9If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,

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Cross References

Luke 12:11When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.

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

Acts 4:5The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

Acts 7:55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing 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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