Acts 4:1
And while they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the sadducees came upon them,
1770 John Worsley NT
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In Context
2being vexed that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Cross References
Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the pharisees and sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Matthew 22:16And they send to Him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art a man of truth, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men: Tell us therefore what thou thinkest,
Matthew 26:3Now the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people were then assembled together into the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas:
Matthew 27:20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the common people to ask for Barabbas, and so to destroy Jesus.
Luke 22:4And he went and conferred with the chief priests and the captains, how he might betray Him unto them.
John 18:3and officers from the chief priests and pharisees, cometh thither with candles, and lamps, and arms.
Matthew Henry on Acts 4:1
In going over the last two chapters, where we met with so many good things that the apostles did, I wondered what was become of the scribes and Pharisees, and chief priests, that they did not appear to contradict and oppose them, as they had used to treat Christ himself; surely they were so confounded at first with the pouring out of the Spirit that they were for a time struck dumb! But I find we have not lost them; their forces rally again, and here we have an encounter between them and the apostles; for from the… Read the whole commentary →