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ACTS 4:6 VIwa,nnhj {A}
Both John and Alexander are unknown. Codex Bezae, in substituting
Jonathan for John, agrees with information given by Josephus, who says
that Jonathan, son of Annas, was appoi...
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Verse Acts 4:6. _ANNAS_] Though this man was not now actually in the
office of high priest, yet he had possessed it for eleven years, bore
the title all his life, and had the honour of seeing five of...
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THEIR RULERS - The rulers of the Jews; doubtless the members of the
Sanhedrin, or Great Council of the nation. Compare Acts 4:15. See the
notes on Matthew 2:4; Matthew 5:22. The expression their ruler...
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CHAPTER 4
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1. Their Arrest (Acts 4:1).
2. The Result of the Testimony (Acts 4:4).
3. Peter and John before the Rulers and Elders (Acts 4:5).
4. Peter's bold witness ...
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A full meeting of the Sanhedrin takes place in the morning. Annas and
Caiaphas are known to us; the former was high priest, A.D. 6- 15;
Caiaphas, his son-in-law, A.D. 18- 34. John and Alexander are
ot...
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ARREST (Acts 4:1-4)...
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So on the next day it happened that the rulers and the elders and the
scribes were assembled in Jerusalem, together with Annas the high
priest, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander and all those who be...
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ANNAS. See note on Luke 3:2.
CAIAPHAS. See note on John 11:49; John 18:13.
JOHN. Nothing certainly known of him. Dr. John Lightfoot supposes he
was Johanan Ben Lacoai,. famous Rabbi of that time. _Wo...
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_and Annas the high priest_ was there. The verb is understood. Annas
(called Ananus in Josephus), son of one Seth, was made high-priest
(a.d. 7) by the Roman governor Quirinus [Cyrenius], and so conti...
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ἌΝΝΑΣ Κ.Τ.Λ. All the names in this verse are in the
nominative with אAB. The _Vulg_. has also nominatives but the
construction of the previous verse in the Latin brings the words there
also into the s...
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Acts 4:1-12. FIRST ARREST OF THE APOSTLES. THEIR HEARING AND DEFENCE...
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_THE APOSTLES IN COURT ACTS 4:5-12:_ The apostles were examined by the
rulers, the chief priests, the Scribes, and elders of the people. They
were examined with the question, "By what power, or by wha...
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ΉΣΑΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) быть, έκ
ΓΈΝΟΥΣ ΑΡΧΙΕΡΑΤΙΚΟΎ из семьи
первосвященника (_см._ JTJ, 193-97). О знании
истории, проявленном Лукой, _см._ DJG; BASHH,
108, 161....
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AND ANNAS THE HIGH-PRIEST, AND CAIAPHAS,— See the note on Luke 3:2.
_John_ and _Alexander_ were evidently persons of great note among the
Jews at this time; and it is not improbable, as Dr. Lightfoot...
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BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN. Acts 4:5-22.
Acts 4:5
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and
scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;
Acts 4:6
and Annas the high priest was t...
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See notes on verse 5...
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And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and
as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered
together at Jerusalem.
AND ANNAS THE HIGH PRIEST, AND CAIAPHAS...
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5 This was the supreme spiritual judiciary in Israel. It comprised the
heads of the twenty-four courses of priests, the scribes, and elders,
said to have been in all seventy-one. The names of the chie...
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ARREST OF PETER AND JOHN
1-22. Arrest of Peter and John. Peter's speech before the Sanhedrin.
The proceedings of the Apostles displeased the authorities, (1)
because they taught the people (Acts 4:2)...
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ANNAS THE HIGH PRIEST] see on John 18:13. JOHN] An unknown person. But
D reads 'Jonathan.' This is probably correct, for Jonathan was son of
Annas, and succeeded Caiaphas.
ALEXANDER] is unknown....
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 4
THE *JEWISH LEADERS ARREST PETER AND JOHN, 4:1-4
V1 Peter and John were speaking to the people. As they spoke, the
priests, the captain of th...
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AND ANNAS THE HIGH PRIEST... — These are mentioned by themselves as
representing the section that had probably convened the meeting, and
came in as if to dominate its proceedings. The order of the fir...
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Ἄννας : Caiaphas, the son-in-law of Annas, was the high priest
actually, in office, but like other retired high priests, the latter
retained not only the title, but also many of the rights and
obligat...
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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 resurre...
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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
ph...
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Their Day In Court
Luke's description makes it clear that Peter and John were brought
before the Jewish Sanhedrin the next day. Ash says, "It was the high
court of seventy members, plus the high pries...
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And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and
as many as were of the (d) kindred of the high priest, were gathered
together at Jerusalem.
(d) From whom the high Priests were u...
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SANHEDRIN
5-7. The judgment hall of the Sanhedrin stands on Mt. Zion, about a
thousand rods from the city wall, on the brow of that mountain. I was
in it three years ago, my guide certifying to its id...
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And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and
scribes, (6) And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and
Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high prie...
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First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among
the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ
Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
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In a word, they are invited to return by repentance, and enjoy all the
promises made to Israel. The Messiah Himself should return from heaven
to establish their blessing. The whole nation is here addr...
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AND ANNAS THE HIGH PRIEST,.... So called, either because he had been
an high priest, though he was not now, but Caiaphas his son-in-law; or
because he was the Sagan of the high priest, and had all the...
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And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and
as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered
together at Jerusalem.
Ver. 6. _And Annas_] The same old man, st...
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_And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers_, &c., _were
gathered together_ There was a general assembly held of those who
constituted the sanhedrim, and a court formed at Jerusalem. _And An...
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ANNAS; he had been high-priest, and was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who
was high-priest at that time.
OF THE KINDRED; relations....
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The Sanhedrin is convened:...
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AND ANNAS, THE HIGH PRIEST, AND CAIAPHAS, AND JOHN, AND ALEXANDER, AND
AS MANY AS WERE OF THE KINDRED OF THE HIGH PRIEST, WERE GATHERED
TOGETHER AT JERUSALEM....
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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
ev...
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AND IT CAME TO PASS, ON THE NEXT DAY, THAT THEIR RULERS, ELDERS, AND
SCRIBES,
6 AS WELL AS ANNAS THE HIGH PRIEST, CAIAPHAS, JOHN, AND ALEXANDER, AND
AS MANY AS WERE OF THE FAMILY OF THE HIGH PRIEST,...
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and Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, and John, and
Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.
'ANNAS THE HIGH PRIEST'-That is, the legal high priest according to
f...
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5-14 Peter being filled with the Holy Ghost, would have all to
understand, that the miracle had been wrought by the name, or power,
of Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, whom they had crucified; and thi...
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ANNAS THE HIGH PRIEST, AND CAIAPHAS; both these are said to be high
priests, LUKE 3:2; whether they bare this office by turn each other
year, as some think, or that the Roman power put in and out whom...
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Acts 4:6 well G2532 Annas G452 priest G749 G2532 Caiaphas G2533 G2532
John G2491 and G2532 Alexander...
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‘And it came about on the next day, that their rulers and elders and
scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem; and Annas the high priest
was there, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as man...
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THE HEARING BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN (4:1-22)....
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Acts 4:6. AND ANNAS THE HIGH PRIEST. The Rabbis maintain that the
Sanhedrim existed in the time of Moses, and refer to the incidents
related in Numbers 11 for its origin. Seventy elders were appointed...
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ANNAS
(Hαννας). One of the rulers or chief priests, ex-high priest
(A.D. 7-14) and father-in-law ofCAIAPHAS
(Καιαφας) who was actual high priest at that time, though the
title clung to Annas as he...
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Acts 4
Before the Council
From this section of Apostolic history we may draw the following
practical inferences:
I. We may learn that if we are Christ's disciples we may expect to
encounter antagon...
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Acts 4:1
Look at this passage: (1) from the side of the Jewish leaders; (2)
from the side of the Apostles.
I. On the side of the Jewish leaders there was (1) illiberality; (2)
shortsightedness; (3)...
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CONTENTS: The first persecution. Peter's address to the Sanhedrin.
Preaching in Jesus' name forbidden. Christians again filled with the
Spirit. State of the Church at Jerusalem.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesu...
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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 on...
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THE NEXT DAY. This is a meeting of the Jewish Council [the Sanhedrim].
The Jews still considered Annas the High Priest, even though the
Romans had put Caiaphas in his place ten years before....
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_And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers … were
gathered together._
THE SANHEDRIN IN THE TIME OF THE APOSTLES
1. Of all the ancient Jewish institutions there is none which is of
greater...
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_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 plura...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 4:6 ANNAS is named as HIGH PRIEST. High priests
seem to have retained their title for life (see also note on John
18:24). His son-in-law Caiaphas
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 4:5. THEIR RULERS.—Not of the new converts or of the apostles,
but of the people; hence the Sanhedrists. ELDERS,—Heads of families,
SCRIBES,—Teachers of the law, and CHIEF PRI...
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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
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Now 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 the resurrection...
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John 11:49; John 18:13; John 18:14; John 18:24; Luke 3:2...
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FIGHTING AGAINST GOD
Acts 4:1
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
elders and sc...
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Annas, who had been the high priest, and Caiaphas, who was so then....