Acts 4:8

Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he replied, "Rulers and Elders of the people,

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

7So they made the Apostles stand in the centre, and demanded of them, "By what power or in what name have you done this?"

9if we to-day are under examination concerning the benefit conferred on a man helplessly lame, as to how this man has been cured;

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Cross References

Luke 12:11And when they are bringing you before synagogues and magistrates and governors, do not anxiously ponder the manner or matter of your defence, nor what you are to say;

Luke 23:13Then calling together the High Priests and the Rulers and the people, Pilate said,

Acts 4:5The next day a meeting was held in Jerusalem of their Rulers, Elders, and Scribes,

Acts 7:55But, full of the Holy Spirit and looking up to Heaven, Stephen saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at God's right hand.

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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