Acts 4:6
4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
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?
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest.
- ASV
- and Annas the high priest [was there], and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.
- DARBY
- and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of [the] high priestly family;
- BLB
- and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of high-priestly descent.
- ÅB
- og med dem ypperstepresten Annas og Kaifas og Johannes og Aleksander og så mange som var av yppersteprestelig slekt,
- OTB
- Annas, ypperstepresten, var til stede, sammen med Kaifas, Johannes, Aleksander og andre av yppersteprestelig slekt.
- B1930
- og med dem ypperstepresten Annas og Kaifas og Johannes og Aleksander og så mange som var av yppersteprestelig ætt,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 3:2
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Read in contextMatthew 26:3
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
Read in contextJohn 18:24
Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
Read in contextJohn 18:13–14
And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
Read in contextJohn 11:49
And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,
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