Parallel Verses
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,
New American Standard Bible
As they were speaking to the people, the priests and
King James Version
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
Holman Bible
Now as they were speaking to the people, the priests, the commander of the temple police, and the Sadducees confronted them,
International Standard Version
While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the commander of the Temple guards, and the Sadducees came to them.
A Conservative Version
And as they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees approached 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,
Amplified
And while Peter and John were talking to the people, the priests and the captain [who was in charge of the temple area and] of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
An Understandable Version
As they were speaking to the [crowd of] people, the [Jewish] priests, the captain of the Temple [guard] and the Sadducees [i.e., a sect of the Jewish religion] approached them
Anderson New Testament
While they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,
Common New Testament
And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
Daniel Mace New Testament
While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadduces came upon them,
Darby Translation
And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
Godbey New Testament
And they speaking to the people, the priests and captain of the temple and the Sadducees rose up against them,
Goodspeed New Testament
As they were talking in this way to the people, the high priests, the commander of the Temple, and the Sadducees came up to them,
John Wesley New Testament
And as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple,
Julia Smith Translation
And they speaking to the people, the priests, and commander of the temple, and the Sadducees, resisted them,
King James 2000
And as they spoke unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [while] they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees approached them,
Modern King James verseion
And as they spoke to the people, the priests, and the temple commander, and the Sadducees came on them,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As they spake unto the people, the priests and the ruler of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
Moffatt New Testament
While they were speaking to the people, they were surprised by the priests, the commander of the temple, and the Sadducees,
Montgomery New Testament
While they were addressing the people the priests, the commander of the Temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,
NET Bible
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
New Heart English Bible
As they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came to them,
Noyes New Testament
And while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
Sawyer New Testament
And while they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the commander of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,
The Emphasized Bible
But, as they were speaking unto the people, the High-priests and the Captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
AND as they were thus speaking, the priests, and the captain of the temple-guard, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
Twentieth Century New Testament
While Peter and John were still speaking to the people, the Chief Priest, with the Officer in charge at the Temple and the Sadducees, came up to them,
Webster
And as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,
Weymouth New Testament
While they were saying this to the people, the Priests, the Commander of the Temple Guard, and the Sadducees came upon them,
Williams New Testament
While they were talking to the people, the high priests, the military commander of the temple, and the Sadducees came down 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,
Worrell New Testament
But, as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
Worsley New Testament
And while they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the sadducees came upon them,
Youngs 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 --
Themes
Caiaphas » Peter and other disciples accused before
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting the disciples
Jerusalem » Persecution of the Christian church commenced at
John » The apostle » Imprisoned by the rulers of the jews
Peter » Accused by the council; his defense
Sadducees » Persecute the apostles
Sadducees » Persecuted the Christians
Temple » Herod the great's temple » Captains of (i. E. The temple security guard)
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 4:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peter And John Arrested
1 And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them, 2 Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead.
Cross References
Luke 22:4
And he went away and had a discussion with the chief priests and the rulers, about how he might give him up to them.
Acts 5:24
Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.
Acts 5:26
Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.
Acts 6:12
And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,
2 Chronicles 23:4-9
This is what you are to do: let a third of you, of the priests and Levites, who come in on the Sabbath, keep the doors
Matthew 3:7
But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
Matthew 16:12
Then they saw that it was not the leaven of bread which he had in mind, but the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Matthew 22:16
And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.
Matthew 22:23-24
On the same day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no coming back from the dead: and they put a question to him, saying,
Matthew 26:3-4
Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
Matthew 27:1-2
Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.
Matthew 27:20
Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.
Matthew 27:41
In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,
John 15:20
Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.
John 18:3
So Judas, getting a band of armed men and police from the chief priests and Pharisees, went there with lights and with arms.
Acts 4:6
And Annas, the high priest, was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all the relations of the high priest.
Acts 6:7
And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.
Acts 23:6-9
But when Paul saw that half of them were Sadducees and the rest Pharisees, he said in the Sanhedrin, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees: I am here to be judged on the question of the hope of the coming back from the dead.