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Acts 4:5

3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

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

6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

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BSB
The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
WEB
In the morning, their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.
ASV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;
DARBY
And it came to pass on the morrow that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together at Jerusalem,
BLB
And it came to pass on the next day [that] their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem,
ÅB
Dagen etter skjedde det da at deres rådsherrer og eldste og skriftlærde samlet seg i Jerusalem,
OTB
Dagen etter samlet lederne, de eldste og de skriftlærde seg i Jerusalem.
B1930
Dagen efter skjedde det da at deres rådsherrer og eldste og skriftlærde samlet sig i Jerusalem,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 4:8

    Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

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  • Luke 22:66

    And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,

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  • Isaiah 1:10

    Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

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  • Luke 23:13

    And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

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  • Acts 6:12

    And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

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  • Acts 5:20–21

    Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

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  • Luke 24:20

    And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

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  • Micah 2:1

    Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

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