Acts 4:5

It came about on the next day that their rulers, elders and scribes gathered 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 of the people who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men who believed was about five thousand.

6Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and all who were relatives of the high priest.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of Yahweh, you rulers of Sodom; 1 listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah: 1

Matthew 27:1Now when morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put him to death.

Luke 20:1It came about one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came to him with the elders.

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

Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people, and elders,

Acts 5:34But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up and commanded the apostles to be taken outside for a little 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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