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Acts 4:6 KJV
Acts · chapter 4 · verse 6
And 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.Acts 4:6 · King James Version
Acts 4:6 in context
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?
8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- AlexanderalexandrosAlexander = " man defender" , son of Simon of Cyrene who carried Jesus s cross…G223 →
- CaiaphaskaiaphasCaiaphas = " as comely" , a high priest of the Jews appointed to that office by…G2533 →
- togethersynagōto gather together, to gather, to draw together, collect, of fishes, of a net in which…G4863 →
- kindredgenoskindred, offspring, family, stock, tribe, nationG1085 →
- priestarchiereuschief priest, high priest, the high priests, these comprise in addition to one holding…G749 →
- priestarchieratikoshigh priestly, pontificalG748 →
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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