Acts 5:35

Acts 5:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to them: “Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do regarding these men.

Context of Acts 5:35

33Now when they heard this, they were infuriated and they intended to kill the apostles. 34But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law [of Moses], highly esteemed by all the people, stood up in the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) and ordered that the men be taken outside for a little while. Then he said to the Council, “Men of Israel, be careful in regard to what you propose to do to these men. 36For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody [of importance], and a group of about four hundred men allied themselves with him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were scattered and came to nothing. 37After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up, [and led an uprising] during the time of the census, and drew people after him; he was also killed, and all his followers were scattered.

Acts 5:35 word by word

εἶπέν τε πρὸς αὐτούς· ἄνδρες Ἰσραηλῖται, προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τούτοις τί μέλλετε πράσσειν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Ye menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• of IsraelἸσραηλίτηςIsraēlitēs · IsraeliteG2475
• take heedπροσέχωprosechō · to watch outG4337
• to yourselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• ye intendμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• to doπράσσωprassō · to do/requireG4238
• as touchingἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• menὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Acts 5:35

• Acts 19:36So, since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and stay calm and not do anything rash.
• Acts 22:26When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and said to him, “What are you about to do? This man is a Roman!”
• Jeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put Micah to death? Did he not [reverently] fear the Lord and entreat the favor of the Lord? And did not the Lord relent and reverse His decision concerning the misfortune which He had pronounced against them? But [here] we are [thinking of] committing a great evil against ourselves.”
• Matthew 27:19While he was seated on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous and innocent Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.”

Commentaries on Acts 5:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35What ye intend to do - , What ye are about to do: they had already intended to destroy them; and they were now about to do it.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-42Verses 34-42 The Lord still has all hearts in his hands, and sometimes directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the persecutors. Common sense tells us to be cautious, while experience and observation show that the success of frauds in matters of religion has been very short. Reproach for Christ is true preferment, as it makes us conformable to his pattern, and serviceable to his interest. They rejoiced in it. If we suffer ill for doing…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-40God once again stopped the plans of the Jewish leaders to silence the apostles. This time, he did so through the advice of Gamaliel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 35-3935-39. Theudas--not the same with a deceiver of that name whom Josephus mentions as heading an insurrection some twelve years after this [Antiquities, 20.5.1], but some other of whom he makes no mention. Such insurrections were frequent.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 5:35

• Gamaliel
• Government
• Minister, Christian
• Persecution
• Peter
• Priest
• Prisoners

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Doctor
• Gamaliel
• Haply
• Keep
• Lie
• Privy
• Refrain

Commentaries on Acts 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings