Acts 4:4

But many of them that had heard the word, believed; and the number of men was made five thousands [or and the number of them is made five thousand].

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

In Context

3And they laid (their) hands on them, and putted them into (the) ward [or into (the) keeping] into the morrow (or and put them in the prison until the morning); for it was then eventide.

5And amorrow it was done [or Forsooth in the morrow it was done], that the princes of them, and elder men and scribes were gathered in Jerusalem; (And the next morning it was done, that their high priests, and elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;)

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Cross References

Isaiah 45:24Therefore they shall say in the Lord, Rightfulnesses and empire be mine; all that fight against him shall come to him, and shall be ashamed. (And so they shall say, In the Lord, righteousness, or victory, and strength be mine; and all who fight against him shall come to him, and shall be ashamed.)

John 12:24Truly, truly, I say to you, [no] but a corn of wheat fall into the earth, and be dead, (or Truly, I tell you the truth, unless a kernel, or a grain, of wheat fall into the earth, and it die), it dwelleth alone; but if it be dead, it bringeth [forth] much fruit.

Acts 28:24And some believed to these things that were said of Paul, some believed not. (And some believed these things that were said by Paul, and some did not believe them.)

Philippians 1:12For, brethren, I will that ye know, that the things that be about me have come more to the profit of the gospel, (Because, brothers, I want you to know, that what happened to me hath truly helped to advance the work of the Gospel or the Good News,)

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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