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

Bible Comments

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

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And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, х ho (G3588) strateegos (G4755) tou (G3588) hierou (G2411)] - the commanding officer of the Levitical guard in charge of the temple, annoyed at the disturbance created around it,

And the Sadducees - "who say that there is no resurrection" (Acts 23:8), irritated at the apostles for preaching the resurrection of Jesus, which, if true, demolished the Sadducean doctrine, "came upon them."

Acts 4:1

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