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Acts 4:5 KJV
Acts · chapter 4 · verse 5
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,Acts 4:5 · King James Version
Acts 4:5 in context
3And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
4Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
5And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
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.
7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- morrowauriontomorrowG839 →
- rulersarchōna ruler, commander, chief, leaderG758 →
- elderspresbyteroselder, of age,, the elder of two people, advanced in life, an elder, a senior…G4245 →
- passginomaito becomeG1096 →
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We have here the trial of Peter and John before the judges of the ecclesiastical court, for preaching a sermon concerning Jesus Christ, and working a miracle in his name. This is charged upon them as a crime, which was the best service they could do to God or men. I. Here is the court set.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-14