Acts 4:5

5 The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem.

Acts 4:5 in Other Translations

5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

5 On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem,

5 The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem.

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

5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;

5 The next day the Jewish rulers, leaders, and scribes met in Jerusalem.

5 The next day, their rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem

5 The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met 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 They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day.

4 But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.

5 The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem.

6 Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family.

7 They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”

Cross References

• 1. Luke 23:13