Acts 4
NASB1995
Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

ModeStrong’s numbers

New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 4:1-7

1As they were speakingG2980 to the peopleG2992, the priestsG2409 and 1the captainG4755 of the templeG2413 guard and 2the SadduceesG4523 3cameG2186 up to them, 2being greatlyG1278 disturbedG1278 becauseG1223 they were teachingG1321 the peopleG2992 and proclaimingG2605 45in JesusG2424 the resurrectionG386 from the deadG3498. 3And they laidG1911 handsG5495 on them and 6putG5087 them in jailG5084 untilG1519 the nextG839 dayG839, for it was alreadyG2235 eveningG2073. 4But manyG4183 of thoseG3588 who had heardG191 the 7messageG3056 believedG4100; and 8the numberG706 of the menG435 cameG1096 to be aboutG5613 fiveG4002 thousandG5505.

5On the nextG839 dayG839, their 9rulersG758 and eldersG4245 and scribesG1122 were gatheredG4863 togetherG4863 in JerusalemG2419; 6and 10AnnasG452 the highG749 priestG749 was there, and 11CaiaphasG2533 and JohnG2491 and AlexanderG223, and allG3745 whoG3745 were of high-priestlyG748 descentG1085. 7When they had placedG2476 them in the centerG3319, they began to inquireG4441, “By whatG4169 powerG1411, orG2228 in whatG4169 nameG3686, have you doneG4160 thisG3778?”

Read all of Acts 4

Notes

  1. 1. Acts 4:1 Luke 22:4 ↩
  2. 2. Acts 4:1 Matt 3:7 ↩
  3. 3. Acts 4:1 Luke 20:1; Acts 6:12 ↩
  4. 4. Acts 4:2 Or in the case of ↩
  5. 5. Acts 4:2 Acts 3:15; 17:18 ↩
  6. 6. Acts 4:3 Acts 5:18 ↩
  7. 7. Acts 4:4 Lit word ↩
  8. 8. Acts 4:4 Acts 2:41 ↩
  9. 9. Acts 4:5 Luke 23:13; Acts 4:8 ↩
  10. 10. Acts 4:6 Luke 3:2 ↩
  11. 11. Acts 4:6 Matt 26:3 ↩

Commentaries on Acts 4

New American Standard Bible 1995 — © 1960–1995 The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.