Acts 4:1 - Plain English Version1 Peter and John were still talking to the people there, then some Jewish boss men came to them. Those bosses were the men that look after the Jewish ceremonies, and the boss over the soldiers that looked after God’s ceremony house, and some men called Sadducees, that didn’t believe that anyone will ever come alive again. They all came to Peter and John. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 AND WHILE they [Peter and John] were talking to the people, the high priests and the military commander of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible1 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees confronted them. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version1 But while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the magistrate of the temple and the Sadducees overwhelmed them, Ver Capítulo |
So the boss over those soldiers went there with his men, and they got Jesus’s special workers. But they were not hard on them. They didn’t force them to come, they just asked them to come quietly. The soldiers didn’t want to hurt them. They were frightened, because they thought the people there might get angry and throw stones to try to kill them.
Some men came to that place to watch John baptise people. Some of them were from the Pharisee mob, that were strong for the Jewish law, and some of them were from the mob called Sadducees. John saw them and said, “You mob are bad, and you are tricky. You are just like a mob of cheeky snakes. Did somebody tell you that God is really angry with you, so you want to do something to stop him from punishing you?
Remember that I told you before, ‘A worker is not more important than their boss.’ Well, I am your boss, and you are my workers. And people made a lot of trouble for me, so people will make a lot of trouble for you. But some people listened properly to me, so some people will listen properly to you too.