Acts 4:5

It happened in the morning, that their rulers, elders, and scribes were 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 those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

6Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom!Listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

Matthew 27:1Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

Luke 20:1It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the Good News, that the chief priests and scribes came to him with the elders.

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

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

Acts 5:34But one stood up in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, honored by all the people, and commanded to put the men out 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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