Acts 4:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Acts 4:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The priests - It is probable that these priests were a part of the Sanhedrin, or Great Council of the nation. It is evident that they claimed some authority for preventing the preaching of the ap...
Acts 4:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And (1) as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the (a) captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, (1) There are none more commonly diligent or bold enemies of the Church than...
Acts 4:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proceedings before the Sanhedrin. Acts 4:1-4 . Peter's speech seems to have reached its conclusion, but Acts 4:1 says it was interrupted by the arrival of persons representing the Sanhedrin and...
Acts 4:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

And . Now. spake. Greek. laleo. App-121. unto. Greek. pros. App-104. people. See Acts 2:47 . captain. See note on Luke 22:4 . temple. See Acts 2:46 . Sadducees. App-120. The...
Acts 4:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. And as they spoke Hereby it appeareth how watchful the wicked be, because they are always ready at an inch to stop the mouth of the servants of Christ. And, undoubt edly, they came togeth...
Acts 4:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, The priests - These persons had evidenced the most implacable enmity against Christ f...
Acts 4:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, &c.— These three kinds of men,on different accounts, were prejudiced against the apostles. The priests were offended, because...
Acts 4:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, Peter and John Arrested-Prodigious Increase of Disciples (4:1-4) And as...
Acts 4:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

As they spake ] Clearly John also addressed the people. The captain of the temple ] a priest next in dignity to the high priest, having under him a body of priests and Levites, who maintained order...
Acts 4:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

IV. (1) The priests, and the captain of the temple. — For the first time in this book, we come across the chief agents in the condemnation passed on our Lord by the Sanhedrin. A few weeks or mon...
Acts 4:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Name above Every Name Acts 4:1-12 The Sadducees are particularly mentioned, because they were the agnostics of the age, and had no belief in the unseen and eternal. The fact of our Lord's r...
Acts 4:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Opposition to apostolic preaching and work seems to have originated mostly from the influence of the Sadducees. The preaching of the apostles contradicted all the cardinal elements in the Sadducean p...
Acts 4:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS Peter, and John are put into prison. They are examined before the Council, threatened, and dismissed. The Lord gives a gracious Token of his Presence, in answering to their Prayers.
Acts 4:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And as they spake unto the people ,.... For though only mention is made of Peter's preaching in the preceding chapter, yet doubtless John preached as well as he; either in turn, or to a part of the...
Acts 4:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, Ver. 1. The captain of the temple ] The Jews had a band of garrison soldiers depu...
Acts 4:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And as they Namely, Peter and John; spake unto the people The multitude, who had assembled in the temple, upon occasion of the miraculous cure of the lame man, as related in the preceding chapter...
Acts 4:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The religious leaders were greatly agitated by the public speaking of the apostles, and the Sadducees particularly, for one of their cardinal doctrines was the denial of any resurrection. They were e...
Acts 4:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter and John Imprisoned. 1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came...
Acts 4:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

ACTS CHAPTER 4 Acts 4:1-4 The rulers of the Jews, offended with the teaching of Peter and John, imprison them. Acts 4:5-12 Being brought before the council, Peter boldly avouches the late cur...
Acts 4:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And as they spoke to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, being sore troubled because they taught the people, and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrect...
Acts 4:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 4:1 . As they spake .—Lit., they , the apostles, either Peter for John or John with Peter speaking . The discourse was probably interrupted after the utterance of the pre...
Acts 4:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

Sadducees ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 3:7 ).
Acts 4:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 4:1-2 In this verse we find, in simple words, the true philosophy of all persecution. I. The authorities were offended because the Apostles taught. (1) They considered that the Apostles were...
Acts 4:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 4:1-44 . And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus...
Acts 4:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:1 . The captain of the temple was the captain of the watch, and saw that the levites performed their duty day and night. He beat them and set fire to their garments, if he found them asleep...
Acts 4:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them. The captain of the temple was an officer of a sort which Luke mentions in the p...
Acts 4:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 4:1 The captain of the temple. Only here and Acts 5:24 , and Luke 22:4 , Luke 22:52 in the plural some have thought that the commander of the Roman garrison of the ca...
Acts 4:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the Temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,
Acts 4:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 23:4-9 ; Acts 23:6-9 ; Acts 5:24 ; Acts 5:26 ; Acts 4:6 ; Acts 6:12 ; Acts 6:7 ; John 15:20 ; John 18:3 ; Luke 22:4 ; Matthew 16:12 ; Matthew 22:16 ; Matthew 22:23 ; Matthe...
Acts 4:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Fighting Against God Acts 4:1-12 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The fourth chapter of Acts continues the account of the third chapter, bringing to a climax the healing of the lame man. The rulers and elde...
Acts 4:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And as they were speaking to the people, the priests — came upon them — So wisely did God order, that they should first bear a full testimony to the truth in the temple, and then in the great counc...

Acts 4:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 4:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Acts 4:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 4:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 4:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Acts 4:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 4:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 4:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 4:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 4:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 4:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 4:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 4:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 4:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 4:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 4:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

Acts 4:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 4:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 4:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 4:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 4:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 4:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 4:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Acts 4:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes