Acts 4:1

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“While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,”

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“While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,”

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KJVPD

“And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,”

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 4:1 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 23:4This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors,
  2. Matthew 3:7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  3. Matthew 16:12Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
  4. Matthew 22:16They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
  5. Matthew 22:23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
  6. Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
  7. Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
  8. Matthew 27:20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.
  9. Matthew 27:41In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,
  10. Luke 22:4And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.
  11. John 15:20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
  12. John 18:3So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
  13. Acts 4:6along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
  14. Acts 5:24When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
  15. Acts 5:26At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
  16. Acts 6:7So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
  17. Acts 6:12So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
  18. Acts 23:6Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

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