Acts 4:2

Acts 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
• New International Version (NIV)They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
• New Living Translation (NLT)These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead.

Context of Acts 4:2

1And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. 4But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

Acts 4:2 word by word

διαπονούμενοι διὰ τὸ διδάσκειν αὐτοὺς τὸν λαὸν καὶ καταγγέλλειν ἐν τῷ Ἰησοῦ τὴν ἀνάστασιν τὴν ἐκ νεκρῶν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Being grievedδιαπονέωdiaponeō · be vexedG1278
• thatδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• preachedκαταγγέλλωkataggellō · to proclaimG2605
• throughἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• the resurrectionἀνάστασιςanastasis · resurrectionG386
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498

Cross-references for Acts 4:2

• Acts 5:17But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy
• Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him.
• Acts 19:23About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way.
• Nehemiah 2:10But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel.
• John 11:47So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, "What are we to do? For this man performs many signs.
• Acts 10:40but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear,
• Acts 17:18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, "What does this babbler wish to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities"—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.
• Acts 24:14But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
• Acts 26:8Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?
• Romans 8:11If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
• 1 Corinthians 15:12Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• 1 Corinthians 15:23But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 4:13Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, "I believed, and so I spoke," we also believe, and so we also speak,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.

Commentaries on Acts 4:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Being grieved - , They were thoroughly fatigued with the continuance of this preaching; their minds suffered more labor, through vexation at the success of the apostles, than the bodies of the apostles did in their fatiguing exercise of preaching during the whole day.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Being grieved - The word thus translated occurs in only one other place in the New Testament Acts 16:18. It implies more than simple sorrow; it was a mingled emotion of indignation and anger. They did not grieve because they thought it a public calamity, but because it interfered with their authority and opposed their doctrine. It means that it was painful to them, or they could not bear it. It is often the case that bigots, and people in authority, have…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22Throughout the Bible, God's people often experienced persecution. God's servants often encountered hostility and opposition (Deuteronomy 30:7; 1 Kings 18:13; Nehemiah 4:1–3; Jeremiah 37–38; Matthew 23:34–37; Luke 11:49–51; 1 Thessalonians 2:14–15). Jesus was also persecuted (Luke 4:29; John 5:16). He warned his disciples to expect similar treatment (Matthew 10:23; 24:9; Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12; John 16:2). However, he promised that the Holy Spirit would…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131-12. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 4:2

• Caiaphas
• Government
• Intolerance, Religious
• John
• Peter
• Resurrection
• Sadducees
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Counsel
• Hold
• Notable
• Possess
• Sadducees
• Sanhedrim
• Threaten
• Threatening

Commentaries on Acts 4

• 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