The principal men (ο πρωτο). The first men, the leading men of the city, besides the chief priests. In verse 15 we have "the chief…

Then the High Priest. The high priest at this time was Ismael, the son of Fabi. He had been promoted to that office by Agrippa. Josephus' …

Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews . . .—Some of the best manuscripts give the plural, “the chief priests.” It is clea…

They had been foiled in their previous attempt to assassinate the apostle, but their malice led them to try again to put him to death in that despi…

The high priest at Jerusalem when Festus took office was Ishmael, appointed by Herod Agrippa II to succeed Ananias during the final days of Felix’s…

Then the high priest
Ananias, as in (Acts 23:2) (24:1) the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin version, …

See how restless malice is. Persecutors consider it a special favor to have their malice satisfied. Preaching Christ, the end of the law, was no of…