Acts 4:5
And the next day, the rulers and the Elders and the Scribes assembled;
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
In Context
4And many who had heard the word, believed; and they were, in number, about five thousand men.
Cross References
Matthew 27:1And when it was morning, the chief priests and the elders of the people held a council against Jesus, how they might put him to death.
Luke 20:1And on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching, the chief priests and Scribes, with the Elders, came upon him,
Luke 23:13And Pilate called the chief priests and the rulers of the people,
Acts 4:8Then Simon Cephas was filled with the Holy Spirit, and said to them: Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of the house of Israel, hear ye.
Acts 5:34Then rose up one of the Pharisees whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, and honored by all the people; and he directed them to put the legates aside for a short time.
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 →