KJV King James Version
Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
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Acts 5:17
Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
WEB World English Bible
But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,
ASV American Standard Version
But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And having risen, the chief priest, and all those with him—being the sect of the Sadducees—were filled with zeal,
Surrounding context — Acts 5
14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid [them] on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
16 There came also a multitude [out] of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
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ἈναστὰςG450 · anistēmito ariseδὲG1161 · dethenὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀρχιερεὺςG749 · archiereushigh-priestκαὶG2532 · kaiandπάντεςG3956 · pasallοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoσὺνG4862 · sunwithαὐτῷ,G846 · autosit/s/heἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὖσαG1510 · eimito beαἵρεσιςG139 · ahiresissectτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΣαδδουκαίων,G4523 · SaddoukaiosSadduceeἐπλήσθησανG4130 · plēthō, pimplēmito fillζήλουG2205 · zēloszeal
Cross-references
Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.Acts 7:9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,Acts 17:5But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.1 Peter 2:1Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,John 11:47-49Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.Job 5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.Psalm 2:1-3Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?John 12:10But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;Proverbs 14:30A sound heart [is] the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.Matthew 27:18For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.Ecclesiastes 4:4Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.1 Samuel 18:12-16And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.Proverbs 27:4Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?Acts 15:5But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses.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.James 3:14-16But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.John 12:19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.Galatians 5:21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
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