Acts 4:5

5 And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;

Acts 4:5 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 4:5

And it came to pass on the morrow
The disciples being kept in custody all night:

that their rulers, and elders, and Scribes;
that is, their ecclesiastical rulers; the chief priests, who, with the Scribes, and elders of the people, made up the great council at Jerusalem, consisting of seventy one persons, so they are called in ( Matthew 26:3 Matthew 26:57 ) ( 27:1 ) ( Mark 14:53 ) ( 15:1 ) .

Acts 4:5 In-Context

3 And they took them and put them in prison till the morning, for it was now evening.

4 But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand.

5 And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;

6 And Annas, the high priest, was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all the relations of the high priest.

7 Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?