Acts 4:8

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, ¹  replied, ²  “Rulers of the people and elders, ³ 

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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people!

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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and elders of the people,

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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Leaders and elders of our nation,

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With that, Peter, full of the Holy Spirit, let loose: "Rulers and leaders of the people,

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Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders,

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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders of Israel:

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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, ¹  replied, ²  “Rulers of the people and elders, ³ 

¹ sn Filled with the Holy Spirit. The narrator’s remark about the Holy Spirit indicates that Peter speaks as directed by God and for God. This fulfills Luke 12:11-12 (1 Pet 3:15).

² tn Grk “Spirit, said to them.”

³ tc The Western and Byzantine texts, as well as one or two Alexandrian witnesses, read τοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ (tou Israhl, “of Israel”) after πρεσβύτεροι (presbuteroi, “elders”; so D E Ψ 33 1739 Ï it), while most of the better witnesses, chiefly Alexandrian (Ì⁷⁴ א A B 0165 1175 vg sa bo), lack this modifier. The longer reading was most likely added by scribes to give literary balance to the addressees in that “Rulers” already had an adjunct while “elders” was left absolute.