Acts 4:6 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 4:6

along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

Besides other injustices toward the apostles, they (the rulers, elders, scribes, and chief priests of the Jews) did not even observe the requirements of the law. Pay attention at least to the multitude of chief priests, whereas according to the law there should be one, …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

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 other priests under his government; and is mentioned first, because he was father-in-law to Caiaphas; See Gill on Luk 3:2 he could not be called so, because he was נשיא, "prince", or president of the council; for not he, but Gamaliel, was president at this time.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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 honor of seeing five of his sons fill that eminent place after him - an honor that never happened to any other person from the commencement of the Mosaic institution. He is the same who is called Ananus by Josephus, Ant. b. xx. c.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἅννας	Hannas	Annas	G452 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἀρχιερεὺς	archiereus	high priest	G749 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Καϊάφας	Kaiaphas	Caiaphas	G2533 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	John	G2491 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἀλέξανδρος	Alexandros	Alexander	G223 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὅσοι	hosoi	as many as	G3745 →
ἦσαν	ēsan	were	G1510 →
ἐκ	ek	of	G1537 →
γένους	genous	descent	G1085 →
ἀρχιερατικοῦ,	archieratikou	high-priestly,	G748 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 3:2
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
leads to
- John 18:24
  Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 26:3
  At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jonah 1:1
  Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
- Luke 1:80
  And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
- Micah 1:1
  This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
Through
John 18:24
Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
leads to
- John 18:13
  They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
Through
Matthew 26:3
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
leads to
- John 11:47–53
  Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
Through
John 11:49
But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!
leads to
- John 11:51
  Caiaphas did not say this on his own. Instead, as high priest that year, he was prophesying that Jesus would die for the nation,

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts