Christian Standard Bible
Acts 5:35
35He said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful about what you’re about to do to these men.
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
33When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them. 34But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered the men to be taken outside for a little while. He said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful about what you’re about to do to these men. 36Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, and all his followers were dispersed and came to nothing. 37After this man, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and attracted a following. He also perished, and all his followers were scattered.
Read all of Acts 5Acts 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 19:36Therefore, since these things are undeniable, you must keep calm and not do anything rash.
- Acts 22:26When the centurion heard this, he went and reported to the commander, saying, “What are you going to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
- Jeremiah 26:19Did King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of Judah put him to death? Did not the king fear the Lord and plead for the Lord’s favor, and did not the Lord relent concerning the disaster he had pronounced against them? We are about to bring a terrible disaster on ourselves!”
- Matthew 27:19While he was sitting on the judge’s bench, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I’ve suffered terribly 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
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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
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