KJV King James Version
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 4:1
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
WEB World English Bible
As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,
ASV American Standard Version
And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And as they are speaking unto the people, there came to them the priests, and the magistrate of the temple, and the Sadducees—
Surrounding context — Acts 4
1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
3 And they laid hands on them, and put [them] in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΛαλούντωνG2980 · laleōto speakδὲG1161 · dethenαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαὸνG2992 · laosa peopleἐπέστησανG2186 · ephistēmito approachαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱερεῖςG2409 · hiereuspriestκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoστρατηγὸςG4755 · stratēgosofficer/magistrateτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱεροῦG2411 · hierostempleκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoΣαδδουκαῖοι,G4523 · SaddoukaiosSadducee
Cross-references
Luke 22:4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon [him], and caught him, and brought [him] to the council,Acts 23:6-9But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men [and] brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.Acts 5:24Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.Acts 5:26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.Matthew 22:23-24The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?2 Chronicles 23:4-9This [is] the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, [shall be] porters of the doors;Matthew 27:41Likewise also the chief priests mocking [him], with the scribes and elders, said,Matthew 16:12Then understood they how that he bade [them] not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.Matthew 27:1-2When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:Matthew 22:16And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any [man]: for thou regardest not the person of men.Matthew 27:20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.Matthew 26:3-4Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,John 18:3Judas then, having received a band [of men] and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.Acts 4:6And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.John 15:20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.Acts 6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
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