New King James Version
Acts 5:33
33When they heard this, they were furious and plotted 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted 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
31Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. 32And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.” When they heard this, they were furious and plotted to kill them. 34Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in respect by all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles outside for a little while. 35And he said to them: “Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do regarding 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, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”
- Acts 7:54When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.
- Acts 22:22And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!”
- Luke 4:28So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
- Luke 6:11But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
- Luke 11:50that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
- Luke 19:45Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it,
- Luke 20:19And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared the people —for they knew He had spoken this parable against them.
- Acts 9:23Now after many days were past, the Jews plotted to kill him.
- Genesis 4:5but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth.
- Psalms 64:2Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity,
- Matthew 10:21“Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
- Matthew 23:34Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,
- Matthew 24:9“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, 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 keep yours also.
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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