The captain of the temple (ο στρατηγος του ιερου). Twenty-four bands of Levites guarded the temple, one guard at a time. They watc…

CHAPTER 4

The Priests. It is probable that these priests were a part of the Sanhedrin, or great council of the nation. It …

The priests, and the captain of the temple.—For the first time in this book, we encounter the chief agents in the condemnation pas…

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, being grieved that they taugh…

In vv.1–4 Luke both concludes the narrative of the crippled beggar’s healing (by the phrase “while they were speaking”) and introduces the first ap…

And as they spoke, by this it appears how watchful the wicked are, because they are always ready at a moment’s notice to stop the mouths o…

And as they spoke unto the people
For though only mention is made of Peter's preaching in the preceding chapter, yet…

The apostles preached the resurrection from the dead through Jesus. This resurrection includes all the happiness of the future state, and they prea…