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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When they heard this, the high council was furious and decided to kill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having heard, they were cut <i>to the heart</i> and were desiring to put them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When they heard <i>that</i>, they were cut <i>to the heart</i>, and took counsel to slay them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When they heard <i>this,</i> they were furious and plotted to kill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when they heard <i>this,</i> they became infuriated and <i>nearly</i> decided to execute them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But when they heard this, they were cut to the quick and intended to kill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But when they heard this, they were cut to the quick and were intending to slay them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But when they heard this, they became furious and intended to kill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now when they heard this, they were infuriated and they intended to kill the apostles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and minded to slay them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When the council members heard this, they became so angry they wanted to kill the apostles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were minded to slay them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the men on the council heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute the apostles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they wanted to have the apostles put to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the Council heard this, they became furious and wanted to kill them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But they, when they heard this, were furious, and wanted to kill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Infuriated at getting this answer, they were disposed to kill the Apostles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were determined to kill them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they having heard, were cut [to the heart], and were intending to slay them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having heard, they were cut <i>to the heart</i> and were desiring to put them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they having heard, were cut to the heart, and were taking counsel to slay them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having heard, they gnashed the teeth with rage, and consulted to kill them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When they had heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they thought to put them to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />When they had heard these things, they were deeply wounded, and they were planning to put them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When they heard this, they became infuriated and wanted to put them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When they heard these words, they were enraged and thought to murder the apostles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And when they heard these words, they were enraged with a passion, and they were considering killing them.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And when they heard this, they were enraged; and they determined to put them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And hearing, they were cut through and were minded to kill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But when they heard this, they were cut asunder as with a saw, and took counsel how to make away with them.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />When they heard that, they were so enraged, they consulted to take away their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Infuriated at getting this answer, they were disposed to kill the Apostles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And they, hearing <i>it</i>, were being convulsed with rage, and were taking counsel to slay them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And when they heard <i>this,</i> they were cut <i>to the heart,</i> and took counsel to put them to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/5-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=1515" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/5.htm">Gamaliel's Advice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32</span>We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.” <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akousantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">When the Council members heard this,</a> <a href="/greek/1282.htm" title="1282: dieprionto (V-IIM/P-3P) -- From dia and the base of prizo; to saw asunder, i.e. to exasperate.">they were enraged,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1011.htm" title="1011: ebouleuonto (V-IIM/P-3P) -- To will, intend, desire, wish. Middle voice of a primary verb; to will, i.e. be willing.">they resolved</a> <a href="/greek/337.htm" title="337: anelein (V-ANA) -- From ana and haireomai; to take up, i.e. Adopt; by implication, to take away, i.e. Abolish, murder.">to put the apostles to death.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">34</span>But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Acts 7:54</a></span><br />On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-37.htm">Acts 2:37</a></span><br />When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-18.htm">Acts 4:18-21</a></span><br />Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. / But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God. / For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/22-22.htm">Acts 22:22-23</a></span><br />The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!” / As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-12.htm">Acts 23:12-15</a></span><br />When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. / More than forty of them were involved in this plot. / They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-9.htm">Acts 26:9-11</a></span><br />So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. / And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them. / I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-45.htm">Matthew 21:45-46</a></span><br />When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them. / Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47-53</a></span><br />Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-32.htm">John 7:32</a></span><br />When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-59.htm">John 8:59</a></span><br />At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-31.htm">John 10:31-33</a></span><br />At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him. / But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?” / “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-28.htm">Luke 4:28-29</a></span><br />On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged. / They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-11.htm">Luke 6:11</a></span><br />But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-47.htm">Luke 19:47</a></span><br />Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/20-30.htm">1 Samuel 20:30-33</a></span><br />Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you? / For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!” / “Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.</p><p class="hdg">they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-37.htm">Acts 2:37</a></b></br> Now when they heard <i>this</i>, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men <i>and</i> brethren, what shall we do?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Acts 7:54</a></b></br> When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with <i>their</i> teeth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/22-22.htm">Acts 22:22</a></b></br> And they gave him audience unto this word, and <i>then</i> lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a <i>fellow</i> from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.</p><p class="hdg">took.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/9-23.htm">Acts 9:23</a></b></br> And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/4-5.htm">Genesis 4:5-8</a></b></br> But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-12.htm">Psalm 37:12-15,32,33</a></b></br> The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/5-29.htm">Apostles</a> <a href="/acts/4-28.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/acts/3-23.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/acts/5-30.htm">Death</a> <a href="/acts/5-28.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/job/37-15.htm">Disposed</a> <a href="/acts/2-37.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/matthew/22-7.htm">Enraged</a> <a href="/luke/6-11.htm">Furious</a> <a href="/acts/2-14.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/acts/5-24.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/acts/5-31.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Infuriated</a> <a href="/john/12-7.htm">Intended</a> <a href="/acts/3-15.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/acts/5-4.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/john/1-43.htm">Minded</a> <a href="/luke/19-5.htm">Quick</a> <a href="/acts/2-23.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/john/21-18.htm">Wanted</a> <a href="/acts/5-24.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/5-34.htm">Apostles</a> <a href="/acts/5-38.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/acts/7-4.htm">Death</a> <a href="/acts/11-29.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/acts/18-27.htm">Disposed</a> <a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Enraged</a> <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Furious</a> <a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/acts/6-11.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/acts/7-23.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Infuriated</a> <a href="/acts/12-4.htm">Intended</a> <a href="/acts/7-28.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/acts/7-23.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/acts/15-37.htm">Minded</a> <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Quick</a> <a href="/acts/9-29.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Wanted</a> <a href="/acts/6-5.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-3.htm">at Peter's rebuke had fallen down dead;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-12.htm">and that the rest of the apostles had wrought many miracles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-14.htm">to the increase of the faith;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-17.htm">the apostles are again imprisoned;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-19.htm">but delivered by an angel bidding them preach openly to all;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-21.htm">when, after their teaching accordingly in the temple,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-29.htm">and before the council,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-33.htm">they are in danger to be killed; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-34.htm">but through the advice of Gamaliel, they are kept alive, and are only beaten;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-41.htm">for which they glorify God, and cease no day from preaching.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When the Council members heard this</b><br>The Council refers to the Sanhedrin, the highest Jewish court in Jerusalem, composed of Pharisees and Sadducees. This body held significant religious and political power. The apostles had just testified about Jesus' resurrection and accused the Council of being responsible for His death. This bold proclamation challenged the authority and beliefs of the Council, particularly the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection.<p><b>they were enraged</b><br>The Greek term used here conveys a deep, visceral anger. The apostles' message not only accused the Council of wrongdoing but also threatened their authority and theological positions. This reaction is consistent with the Council's previous responses to challenges, as seen in their dealings with Jesus and Stephen. The anger also reflects the spiritual blindness and hardness of heart that often accompanies rejection of the gospel.<p><b>and they resolved to put the apostles to death</b><br>This resolution mirrors the Council's earlier decision regarding Jesus, highlighting a pattern of violent opposition to perceived threats. The apostles' unwavering testimony and miraculous signs were seen as a direct challenge to the Council's power. This decision also fulfills Jesus' prophecy that His followers would face persecution and even death for His name (<a href="/matthew/10-17.htm">Matthew 10:17-22</a>). The apostles' experience here foreshadows the martyrdom that many early Christians would face, emphasizing the cost of discipleship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanhedrin.htm">The Sanhedrin</a></b><br>The Jewish ruling council, consisting of religious leaders who were responsible for maintaining Jewish law and order. They were the ones who heard the apostles' testimony and were enraged by it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_apostles.htm">The Apostles</a></b><br>Specifically, Peter and the other apostles who were boldly proclaiming the message of Jesus Christ, despite being warned not to do so by the authorities.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events took place, serving as the center of Jewish religious life and the early Christian church.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gamaliel.htm">Gamaliel</a></b><br>A respected Pharisee and teacher of the law who later intervenes in the council's decision-making process, advocating for a more measured response.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_message_of_the_gospel.htm">The Message of the Gospel</a></b><br>The apostles were proclaiming the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the call to repentance, which was the cause of the Sanhedrin's anger.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/b/boldness_in_proclaiming_the_gospel.htm">Boldness in Proclaiming the Gospel</a></b><br>The apostles' courage serves as a model for believers to speak the truth of the Gospel, even when facing opposition or persecution.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a></b><br>Following Christ may lead to conflict with worldly authorities or systems, reminding us of the potential cost of true discipleship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the Sanhedrin's anger, God was in control, as evidenced by Gamaliel's intervention. Believers can trust that God will work through difficult situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_opposition_with_grace.htm">Responding to Opposition with Grace</a></b><br>The apostles did not retaliate with anger but continued to witness with grace and truth, teaching us to respond to hostility with Christ-like love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Power of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The apostles' boldness was empowered by the Holy Spirit, reminding us of the importance of relying on the Spirit in our witness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_gamaliel_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Gamaliel in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_careers_suit_christians.htm">What careers are suitable for Christians to pursue?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_acts'_conversions_conflict_with_history.htm">Why does the Book of Acts describe early Christian conversions in ways that conflict with historical accounts of first-century Jewish-Christian relations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_apostles_rejoice_after_flogging.htm">Acts 5:41-42: Why would the apostles rejoice after suffering public flogging, and is this reaction consistent with human nature or historical norms?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) <span class= "bld">They were</span> <span class= "bld">cut to the heart.</span>--The strict meaning of the verb describes the action of a saw, as in <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm" title="They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;">Hebrews 11:37</a>. Used figuratively, it seems to imply a more lacerating pain than the "pricked to the heart" of <a href="/acts/2-37.htm" title="Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brothers, what shall we do?">Acts 2:37</a>, leading not to repentance but to hatred. The persons spoken of are principally the high priest and his Sadducean followers (<a href="/acts/5-17.htm" title="Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,">Acts 5:17</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> <span class="accented">- But they, when they heard this</span>, for <span class="accented">when they heard that, they</span>, A.V.; <span class="accented">were minded</span> for <span class="accented">took counsel</span>, A.V. and T.R. (<span class="greek">ἐβούλοντο</span> for <span class="greek">ἐβουλεύοντο</span>, as also <a href="/acts/15-39.htm">Acts 15:39</a>). The word <span class="cmt_word">for were cut to the heart</span> (<span class="greek">διέπριοντο</span>) is found only here and in <a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Acts 7:54</a>, where the full phrase is given. It means literally, in the active voice, "to saw asunder," and is so used by the LXX. in <a href="/1_chronicles/20-2.htm">1 Chronicles 20:2</a>. In <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Hebrews 11:37</a> it is the simple verb <span class="greek">πρίω</span> which is used; <span class="greek">πρίω</span> and several of its compounds are surgical terms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/5-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">When [the Council members] heard this,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀκούσαντες</span> <span class="translit">(akousantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they were enraged</span><br /><span class="grk">διεπρίοντο</span> <span class="translit">(dieprionto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1282.htm">Strong's 1282: </a> </span><span class="str2">From dia and the base of prizo; to saw asunder, i.e. to exasperate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">wanted</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐβούλοντο</span> <span class="translit">(eboulonto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1014.htm">Strong's 1014: </a> </span><span class="str2">To will, intend, desire, wish. Middle voice of a primary verb; to 'will, ' i.e. be willing.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to put [the apostles] to death.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνελεῖν</span> <span class="translit">(anelein)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_337.htm">Strong's 337: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ana and haireomai; to take up, i.e. Adopt; by implication, to take away, i.e. Abolish, murder.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/5-33.htm">Acts 5:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/5-33.htm">Acts 5:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/5-33.htm">Acts 5:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/5-33.htm">Acts 5:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/5-33.htm">Acts 5:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/5-33.htm">Acts 5:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/5-33.htm">Acts 5:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/5-33.htm">Acts 5:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/5-33.htm">Acts 5:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/5-33.htm">Acts 5:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/5-33.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 5:33 But they when they heard this were (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/5-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 5:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 5:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/5-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 5:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 5:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>