Acts 4:1 “While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the…”

Acts 4:1

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,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And as they spake vnto the people, the Priestes and the Captaine of the Temple, and the Sadduces came vpon them,

Darby Translation

And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them,

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Cross references

“the priests”

Acts 6:12 Acts 4:6 Matthew 27:20 Matthew 27:41 John 15:20 John 18:3

Acts 6:12 · BSB

So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

Acts 4:6 · BSB

along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.

Matthew 27:20 · BSB

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

Matthew 27:41 · BSB

In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying,

John 15:20 · BSB

Remember 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.

John 18:3 · BSB

So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.

“the captain”

Luke 22:4 Acts 5:24 Acts 5:26 2 Chronicles 23:4–9

Luke 22:4 · BSB

And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.

Acts 5:24 · BSB

When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

Acts 5:26 · BSB

At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

2 Chronicles 23:4–9 · BSB

This 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,

“the Sadducees”

Acts 23:6–9 Matthew 16:12 Matthew 22:16 Matthew 22:23 Matthew 22:24

Acts 23:6–9 · BSB

Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the 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…

Matthew 16:12 · BSB

Then 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.

Matthew 22:16 · BSB

They 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…

Matthew 22:23 · BSB

That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.

Matthew 22:24 · BSB

“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

Also

Matthew 3:7

Matthew 3:7 · BSB

But 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?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

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