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Acts 4:1

NETBible	While Peter and John¹ were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander² of the temple guard³ and the Sadducees⁴ came up⁵ to them,
NIV © biblegateway Act 4:1	The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.
NASB © biblegateway Act 4:1	As they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
NLT © biblegateway Act 4:1	While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the leading priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees came over to them.
MSG © biblegateway Act 4:1	While Peter and John were addressing the people, the priests, the chief of the Temple police, and some Sadducees came up,
BBE © SABDAweb Act 4:1	And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them,
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 4:1	While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came to them,
NKJV © biblegateway Act 4:1	Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,
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KJV	And <1161> as they <846> spake <2980> (5723) unto <4314> the people <2992>_, the priests <2409>_, and <2532> the captain <4755> of the temple <2411>_, and <2532> the Sadducees <4523>_, came upon <2186> (5627) them <846>_, {captain: or, ruler}
NASB © biblegateway Act 4:1	As they were speaking <2980> to the people <2992> , the priests <2409> and the captain <4755> of the temple <2413> guard and the Sadducees <4523> came <2186> up to them,
NET [draft] ITL	While <2980> Peter and John <846> were speaking <2980> to <4314> the people <2992> , the priests <749> and <2532> the commander <4755> of the temple <2411> guard and <2532> the Sadducees <4523> came up <2186> to them <846> ,
GREEK	lalountwn <2980> (5723) V-PAP-GPM de <1161> CONJ autwn <846> P-GPM prov <4314> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM laon <2992> N-ASM epesthsan <2186> (5627) V-2AAI-3P autoiv <846> P-DPM oi <3588> T-NPM arciereiv <749> N-NPM kai <2532> CONJ o <3588> T-NSM strathgov <4755> N-NSM tou <3588> T-GSN ierou <2411> N-GSN kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM saddoukaioi <4523> N-NPM

NETBible

While Peter and John¹ were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander² of the temple guard³ and the Sadducees⁴ came up⁵ to them,

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “While they”; the referents (Peter and John) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

²tn Or “captain.”

³tn Grk “the official of the temple,” a title for the commander of the Jewish soldiers guarding the temple (thus the translation, “the commander of the temple guard”). See L&N 37.91.

³sn The commander of the temple guard was the title of the officer commanding the Jewish soldiers responsible for guarding and keeping order in the temple courts in Jerusalem.

⁴sn The Sadducees controlled the official political structures of Judaism at this time, being the majority members of the Sanhedrin. They were known as extremely strict on law and order issues (Josephus, J. W. 2.8.2 [2.119], 2.8.14 [2.164-166]; Ant. 13.5.9 [13.171-173], 13.10.6 [13.293-298], 18.1.2 [18.11], 18.1.4 [18.16-17], 20.9.1 [20.199]; Life 2 [10-11]). See also Matt 3:7; 16:1-12; 22:23-34; Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-38; Acts 5:17; 23:6-8.

⁵tn Or “approached.” This verb often denotes a sudden appearing (BDAG 418 s.v. ἐφίστημι 1).