Acts 4:5

5 The next day a meeting was called in Jerusalem. The rulers, religious leaders, religion scholars,

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 They arrested them and threw them in jail until morning, for by now it was late in the evening.

4 But many of those who listened had already believed the Message - in round numbers about five thousand!

5 The next day a meeting was called in Jerusalem. The rulers, religious leaders, religion scholars,

6 Annas the Chief Priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander - everybody who was anybody was there.

7 They stood Peter and John in the middle of the room and grilled them: "Who put you in charge here? What business do you have doing this?"