English Standard Version
Acts 5:33
33When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When they heard this, they were furious and plotted to kill them.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When they heard this, the high council was furious and decided to kill them.
Context of Acts 5:33
31God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. 32And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him." When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them. 34But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while. 35And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men.
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οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες διεπρίοντο καὶ ἀνελεῖν αὐτούς.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Acts 5:33
- Acts 2:37Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
- Acts 7:54Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him.
- Acts 22:22Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live."
- Luke 4:28When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath.
- Luke 6:11But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
- Luke 11:50so that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation,
- Luke 19:45And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,
- Luke 20:19The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.
- Acts 9:23When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him,
- Genesis 4:5but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him,
- Psalms 64:2Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers,
- Matthew 10:21Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death,
- Matthew 23:34Therefore I send you prophets and wise men and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,
- Matthew 24:9"Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
- John 15:20Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep 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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