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Acts 5:33
33But they, when they heard [these things], were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them.
Acts 5:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
- New International Version (NIV)When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When they heard this, they were furious and plotted to kill them.
Context of Acts 5:33
31Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins. 32And we are [his] witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him. But they, when they heard [these things], were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them. 34But a certain [man], a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honour of all the people, rose up in the council, and commanded to put the men out for a short while, 35and said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as regards these men what ye are going to do;
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Cross-references for Acts 5:33
- Acts 2:37And having heard [it] they were pricked in heart, and said to Peter and the other apostles, What shall we do, brethren?
- Acts 7:54And hearing these things they were cut to the heart, and gnashed their teeth against him.
- Acts 22:22And they heard him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a one as that from the earth, for it was not fit he should live.
- Luke 4:28And they were all filled with rage in the synagogue, hearing these things;
- Luke 6:11But they were filled with madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.
- Luke 11:50that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
- Luke 19:45And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those that sold and bought in it,
- Luke 20:19And the chief priests and the scribes sought the same hour to lay hands on him, and they feared the people; for they knew that he had spoken this parable of them.
- Acts 9:23Now when many days were fulfilled, the Jews consulted together to kill him.
- Genesis 4:5and upon Cain, and on his offering, he did not look. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
- Psalms 64:2Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,
- Matthew 10:21But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents and shall put them to death;
- Matthew 23:34Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and [some] of them ye will kill and crucify, and [some] of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;
- Matthew 24:9Then shall they deliver you up to tribulation, and shall kill you; and ye will be hated of all the nations for my name's sake.
- John 15:20Remember the word which I said unto you, The bondman is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep also yours.
Commentaries on Acts 5:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33They were cut to the heart - , Literally, they were sawn through, from through, and , to saw. They were stung to the heart, not with compunction nor remorse, but with spite, malice, and revenge: for, having the murder of Christ thus brought home to their consciences, in the first feelings of their malice and revenge, they thought of destroying the persons who had witnessed their nefarious conduct.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33When they heard that - That which the apostle Peter had said, to wit, that they were guilty of murder; that Jesus was raised up; and that he still lived as the Messiah. They were cut to the heart - The word used here properly denotes “to cut with a saw”; and as applied to the “mind,” it means to be agitated with “rage” and “indignation,” as if wrath should seize upon the mind as a saw does upon wood, and tear it violently, or agitate it severely. When…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-33Verses 26-33 Many will do an evil thing with daring, yet cannot bear to hear of it afterward, or to have it charged upon them. We cannot expect to be redeemed and healed by Christ, unless we give up ourselves to be ruled by him. Faith takes the Saviour in all his offices, who came, not to save us in our sins, but to save us from our sins. Had Christ been exalted to give dominion to Israel, the chief priests would have welcomed him. But repentance and…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. 32-3332-33. we are his witnesses ... and the Holy Ghost--They as competent human witnesses to facts, and the Holy Ghost as attesting them by undeniable miracles.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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