Acts 4:8

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

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

In Context

7When they had set Peter and John in their midst, they asked them, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?”

9if we this day are being questioned concerning a good deed done to a sick man, by what means was this man made well?

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Cross References

Luke 12:11When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you will speak in your defense, or what you will say,

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

Acts 4:5It came about on the next day that their rulers, elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem.

Acts 7:55But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up intently into heaven and saw the glory of God; and he saw 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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