Acts 4:1  (1611 King James Bible)

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And as they spake vnto the people, the Priests and the captaine of the Temple, and the Sadduces came vpon them,

- 1611 King James Bible

Acts 4:1 side note reference: Or, ruler.

Other Translations of Acts 4:1

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')

And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
- American Standard Version (1901)

And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them,
- Basic English Bible

And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them,
- Darby Bible

Ac 4:1 Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin SUMMARY OF ACTS 4: The Arrest. The Trial Before the Sanhedrin. Peter's Reply. The Counsel of the Sanhedrists. Their Charge to Peter and John. The Appeal of Peter and John to the Higher Law. The Meeting of the Church for Prayer. The Divine Blessing. As they spake. Peter and John were both speaking, to separate groups probably. The priests. Those of the course then on duty in the temple. See PNT "Lu 1:5". The captain of the temple. The head of the temple police, who were composed of Levites, and whose duty it was to guard the sacred precincts. See Lu 22:4. And the Sadducees. See notes on Mt 3:7 22:23. They were rationalists, and denied the resurrection of the dead. Annas and Caiaphas, the ex-high priest and the acting high priest, were of the sect, and hence, though the sect was not numerous, it was now very powerful.
- People's Bible

And as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,
- Webster's Bible

While they were saying this to the people, the Priests, the Commander of the Temple Guard, and the Sadducees came upon them,
- Weymouth Bible

As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,
- World English Bible

And while thei spaken to the puple, the preestis and magistratis of the temple, and the Saduceis camen vpon hem, and soreweden,
- Wycliffe Bible

And as they are speaking unto the people, there came to them the priests, and the magistrate of the temple, and the Sadducees --
- Youngs Literal Bible

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View Wesley's Notes for Acts 4:1

4:1 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests - came upon them - So wisely did God order, that they should first bear a full testimony to the truth in the temple, and then in the great council; to which they could have had no access, had they not been brought before it as criminals.

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