Then they understood that He was not telling them to watch out for the yeast in [physical] bread, but for the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Acts 4:1 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) 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 More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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, American Standard Version (1901) And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, Common English Bible While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees confronted them. Catholic Public Domain Version But while they were speaking to the people, the priests and the magistrate of the temple and the Sadducees overwhelmed them, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version AND as they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the officer of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, |
Then they understood that He was not telling them to watch out for the yeast in [physical] bread, but for the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
So, they sent their disciples, [along] with the Herodians to Him [Note: These were members of a political party favoring King Herod], saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and that you teach the truth about God’s way. You do not care for [i.e., do not fear or give in to] anyone or allow the position of any person to influence you.
Now the leading priests and [Jewish] elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas [to be released] and for Jesus to be killed.
In the same way the leading priests, experts in the Law of Moses and [Jewish] elders also mocked Him, saying,
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be immersed, John said to them, “You children of snakes, who warned you to run away from the coming wrath [of God]?
And it happened on one of the days that Jesus was teaching people in the Temple and preaching the good news, that the leading priests and the experts in the Law of Moses, [along] with the [Jewish] elders, came to Him.
So, he left [probably the house of Simon, the man healed of an infectious skin disease. See Matt. 26:6-13] and went and discussed with the leading priests and captains [i.e., of the Temple guard] how he could turn Jesus over to them.
But they [i.e., the world] will do all these things to you for my name’s sake [i.e., because you are my disciples], for they do not know Him [i.e., God], who sent me.
So, Judas took a detachment of [Roman] soldiers and some [Temple] guards sent from the leading priests and Pharisees, and carrying lanterns, torches and weapons, they went to the orchard.
[They were]: Annas, the head priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all the head priest’s family [members].
But the head priest and the Jewish sect of the Sadducees became very jealous,
Now when the captain of the Temple [guard] and the leading priests heard about this, they became frustrated over how far this [teaching] would [eventually] spread.
[Immediately] the captain, with his officers, went [to the Temple] and brought the apostles back again, but did not use any violence because they feared that the people might stone them.
And they stirred up the people, the elders and the teachers of the Law of Moses and searched for him, seized him and brought him before the Council.
So, the message of God increased [in its influence] and the disciples multiplied in number greatly in Jerusalem, [so that even] a large number of [Jewish] priests became obedient to [the message of] the faith.