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

33When the men on the council heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute the apostles. 34But a Pharisee named Gamaliel stood up. He was a highly respected expert in Moses’ Teachings. He ordered that the apostles should be taken outside for a little while. Then he said to the council, “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you do with these men. 36Some time ago Theudas appeared. He claimed that he was important, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, and all his followers were scattered. The whole movement was a failure. 37“After that man, at the time of the census, Judas from Galilee appeared and led people in a revolt. He, too, died, and all his followers were scattered.

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 19:36No one can deny this. So you have to be quiet and not do anything foolish.
• Acts 22:26When the sergeant heard this, he reported it to his commanding officer. The sergeant asked him, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen.”
• Jeremiah 26:19Did Judah’s King Hezekiah and all the people of Judah put Micah to death? No! Hezekiah feared the Lord and sought the Lord’s favor. So the Lord changed his plan about the disaster he intended to bring on them. But we are about to bring a bigger disaster on ourselves.”
• Matthew 27:19While Pilate was judging the case, his wife sent him a message. It said, “Leave that innocent man alone. I’ve been very upset today because of a dream I had about 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

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