Acts 5:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

Now when the high priest, х hiereus (G2409), not arche (G746); but the context shows that the officiating high priest is what is meant]

And the captain of the temple and the chief priests - in the wider sense of that term, And the captain of the temple and the chief priests - in the wider sense of that term,

Heard these things, they doubted of them (or 'were in perplexity about them') whereunto this would grow - and what wonder, since they were fighting against God?

Acts 5:24

24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.