Acts 4:5
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
Acts 4:5 in other translations
| BSB | The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, |
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| WEB | In the morning, their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem. |
| ASV | And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem; |
| YLT | And it came to pass upon the morrow, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass on the morrow that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together at Jerusalem, |
| BBE | And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem; |
| Webster | And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, |
What does Acts 4:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 4:1-12
Ac 4:1-13. Peter and John before the Sanhedrin. 1-12. the captain--of the Levitical guard. of the temple--annoyed at the disturbance created around it. and the Sadducees--who "say that there is no resurrection" (Ac 23:8), irritated at the apostles "preaching through (rather, 'in') Jesus the resurrection from the dead"; for the resurrection of Christ, if a fact, effectually overthrew the Sadducean doctrine.
Barnes' Notes
Elders. Presbyters; or those who were chosen from among the people to sit in the sanhedrim. It is probable that the rulers were those who held also some other office, but were also authorized to sit in the great council.
Scribes. Mt 2:4.
And Annas, etc. Jn 18:13. It is by no means certain that Annas was at that time the high priest, but he had been, and doubtless retained the title. He was father-in-law to Caiaphas the high priest; and from this fact, together with his former dignity, he is mentioned first.
Caiaphas. Son-in-law of Annas, and now exercising the office of the high priest, Jn 18:13.
John, and Alexander, etc. Of these persons nothing more is known. It is clear that they were members of the great council, and the mention of their names shows that the men of chief authority and influence were assembled to silence the apostles. Annas and Caiaphas had been concerned in the condemnation of Jesus, and they would now feel a special interest in arresting the progress of the gospel among the people. All the success of the gospel reflected back light upon the wickedness of the act of condemning the Lord Jesus. And this fact may serve, in part, to account for their strong desire to silence the apostles.
At Jerusalem. εις. This was the usual place of assembling the sanhedrim. But the Jewish writers (see Lightfoot on this place) say, that forty years before the destruction of the city, on account of the great increase of crime, etc., the sanhedrim was removed from place to place. The declaration of Luke, that they were now assembled in Jerusalem, seems to imply that they sometimes met in other places. It is probable that the members of the sanhedrim were not in the city at the time mentioned in Ac 4:3, and this was the reason why the trial was deferred to the next day.
(b) "Annas the High Priest" Jn 18:13
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 4:5-14
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Acts 4:5 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 4:5
- Acts 4:8
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
- Luke 22:66
And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
- Isaiah 1:10
Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
- Luke 23:13
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
- Acts 6:12
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
- Acts 5:20-21
Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
- Luke 24:20
And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
- Micah 2:1
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
- Matthew 27:1-2
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
- Luke 20:1
And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
- Mark 15:1
And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
- Acts 5:34
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
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Context
- Acts 4:4
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
- Acts 4:5
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
- Acts 4:6
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.
Acts 4:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aconteció al día siguiente, que se juntaron en Jerusalem los príncipes de ellos, y los ancianos, y los escribas; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Or il arriva que, le lendemain, leurs chefs et leurs anciens et leurs scribes, s’assemblèrent à Jérusalem, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es geschah aber des folgenden Tages, daß ihre Obersten und Ältesten und Schriftgelehrten sich in Jerusalem versammelten, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Factum est autem in crastinum, ut congregarentur principes eorum, et seniores, et scribæ, in Jerusalem: |