Acts 4:1 Cross References - Moffatt

¹ While they were speaking to the people, they were surprised by the priests, the commander of the temple, and the Sadducees,

⁷ But when he noticed a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who told you to flee from the coming Wrath?

¹² Then they realized that what he told them to beware of was not leaven but the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

¹⁶ They sent him their disciples with the Herodians, who said, "Teacher, we know you are sincere and that you teach the Way of God honestly and fearlessly; you do not court human favour.

²³ That same day some Sadducees came up to him, men who hold there is no resurrection. They put this question to him: ²⁴ "Teacher, Moses said that if anyone dies without children, his brother is to espouse his wife and raise offspring for his brother.

³ Then the high priests and the elders of the people met in the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas ⁴ and took counsel together to get hold of Jesus by craft and have him put to death.

¹ When morning came, all the high priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to have him put to death. ² After binding him, they led him off and handed him over to Pontius Pilate the governor.

²⁰ But the high priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask Bar-Abbas and to have Jesus killed.

⁴¹ So, too, the high priests made fun of him with the scribes and the elders of the people.

⁴ who went off to discuss with the high priests and commanders how he could betray him to them.

²⁰ Remember what I told you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they hold to my word, they will hold to yours.

³ So after procuring troops and some attendants belonging to the high priests and the Pharisees, Judas went there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

⁶ which was attended by the high priest Annas, by Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all the members of the high priest's family.

²⁴ On hearing this the commander of the temple and the high priests were quite at a loss to know what to make of it.

²⁶ At this the commander went off with the attendants and fetched them — but without using violence, for fear that the people would pelt them with stones.

⁷ And the word of God spread; the number of the disciples in Jerusalem greatly increased, and a host of priests became obedient to the faith.

¹² In this way they excited the people, the elders, and the scribes, who rushed on him, dragged him away, and took him before the Sanhedrin.

⁶ Then, finding half the Sanhedrin were Sadducees and the other half Pharisees, Paul shouted to them, "I am a Pharisee, brothers, the son of Pharisees! It is for the hope of the resurrection from the dead that I am on trial!" ⁷ When he said this, a quarrel broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; the meeting was divided. ⁸ For while the Sadducees declare there is no such thing as resurrection, angels, or spirits, the Pharisees affirm them all. ⁹ Thus a loud clamour broke out. Some of the scribes who belonged to the Pharisaic party got up and contended, "We find nothing wrong about this man. What if some spirit or angel has spoken to him?"