Rulers and elders and scribes (τους αρχοντας κα τους πρεσβυτερους κα τους γραμματεις). The three classes composing the Sanhedrin (…

Their rulers. The rulers of the Jews; undoubtedly the members of the Sanhedrin, or great council of the nation. .

The expr…

And it came to pass on the next day . . .—Better, that there were gathered together the rulers, elders, and scribes in Jerusal…

Though the Sadducees had among them the nation’s titular rulers, they were actually a minority party and could govern only through the Sanhedrin. T…

And it came to pass on the morrow
The disciples being kept in custody all night:

Peter, being filled with the Holy Ghost, wanted everyone to understand that the miracle had been performed by the name, or power, of Jesus of Nazar…