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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from 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

1The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. 3They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. 4But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew 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 5:17Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.
• Acts 13:45When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.
• Acts 19:23About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
• Nehemiah 2:10When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very much disturbed that someone had come to promote the welfare of the Israelites.
• John 11:47Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. “What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs.
• Acts 10:40but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen.
• Acts 17:18A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
• Acts 24:14However, I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets,
• Acts 26:8Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
• Romans 8:11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
• 1 Corinthians 15:12But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
• 1 Corinthians 15:23But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.
• 2 Corinthians 4:13It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, 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