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

33The group of Jewish leaders heard what the apostles said to them. They were so angry that they wanted to kill the apostles. 34But one man did not agree. He was called Gamaliel and he was a Pharisee, a teacher of the Law. All the people agreed that he was a good man. Gamaliel stood up in front of the group of Jewish leaders. He told the police to take the apostles out of the room. When they had gone, Gamaliel spoke to the group of leaders: ‘Men of Israel! Think carefully about what you want to do to these men. 36Remember what happened to Theudas a few years ago. That man told everyone, “I am a very important leader.” As a result, about 400 men joined his group. But then somebody killed him, and all his men went away. Nobody heard any more about them. 37Later, Judas from Galilee appeared at the time when the Romans were making a list of everyone's names. Many people also came to help him fight against the Romans. But somebody killed him. His men also ran away and nothing more happened.

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 19:36Nobody can say that this is not true. So be careful! Do not quickly do anything that is silly.
• Acts 22:26The officer heard what Paul said. So he went to the leader of the soldiers and he said, ‘That man is a citizen of Rome! Be careful what you do to him!’
• Jeremiah 26:19When Micah said that, King Hezekiah and all Judah's people did not punish him with death. Instead, Hezekiah gave honour to the Lord. He wanted to please the Lord. So the Lord did not destroy them as he had said he would do. If we are not careful, we will bring great trouble on ourselves!’
• Matthew 27:19Pilate was sitting on his special seat as a judge. Then his wife sent a message to him. She said, ‘Do not do anything to that man. He has done nothing wrong. Last night I had a dream about him. It gave me a lot of trouble in my mind.’

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