Acts 4:2

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They were greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

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  • Acts 17:18 : 18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said, 'What is this babbler trying to say?' Others remarked, 'He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,' because he was preaching about Jesus and the resurrection.
  • 1 Thess 4:13-14 : 13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep.
  • Neh 2:10 : 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply displeased that someone had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.
  • John 11:47-48 : 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council and said, 'What are we going to do since this man is performing so many signs?' 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.
  • Acts 3:15 : 15 You killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses of this.
  • Acts 5:17 : 17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with jealousy.
  • Acts 10:40-43 : 40 but God raised Him up on the third day and allowed Him to be seen— 41 not by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead. 42 He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the one appointed by God to be the judge of the living and the dead. 43 All the prophets testify about Him, that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.
  • Acts 13:45 : 45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.
  • Acts 17:31-32 : 31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead. 32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock, but others said, 'We want to hear you again on this matter.'
  • Acts 19:23 : 23 During that time, a great disturbance arose concerning the Way.
  • Acts 24:14-15 : 14 But I admit this to you: I worship the God of our ancestors according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in the Law and written in the Prophets. 15 I have the same hope in God as they do, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
  • Acts 24:21 : 21 Unless it was for this one statement I made while standing among them: 'It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am being judged before you today.'
  • Acts 26:8 : 8 Why is it considered unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
  • Acts 26:23 : 23 that the Messiah must suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the light of the gospel to our people and to the Gentiles.
  • Rom 8:11 : 11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who lives in you.
  • 1 Cor 15:12-20 : 12 Now if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless, and so is your faith. 15 Furthermore, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified against God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. 20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
  • 1 Cor 15:23 : 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, at His coming, those who belong to Christ.
  • 2 Cor 4:13-14 : 13 Since we have the same spirit of faith in accordance with what is written: 'I believed, therefore I spoke,' we also believe and therefore speak. 14 We know that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you.

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  • Acts 4:1
    82%

    1While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them.

  • Acts 4:3
    75%

    3So they seized them and took them into custody until the next day, since it was already evening.

  • Acts 5:17
    75%

    17Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with jealousy.

  • Acts 5:21-22
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    21At daybreak, they entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

    22But when the officers arrived, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

  • Acts 6:12
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    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Acts 5:24-28
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    24When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this, they wondered what this might lead to.

    25Then someone came and said, 'Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.'

    26At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles, but without force, because they feared the people might stone them.

    27Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

    28We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, didn’t we? Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

  • Acts 17:8
    72%

    8They stirred up the crowd and the city rulers as they heard these things.

  • Acts 4:14-18
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    14And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in opposition.

    15After ordering them to leave the council, they conferred among themselves.

    16They said, 'What are we to do with these men? For it is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been performed through them, and we cannot deny it.'

    17But to prevent this from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them not to speak to anyone in this name again.

    18So they called them and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

  • Acts 4:5
    71%

    5The next day, the rulers, the elders, and the scribes gathered together in Jerusalem.

  • Acts 17:18-19
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    18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said, 'What is this babbler trying to say?' Others remarked, 'He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,' because he was preaching about Jesus and the resurrection.

    19They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

  • Acts 16:20-22
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    70%

    20They brought them before the magistrates and said, 'These men are Jews, and they are causing an uproar in our city.'

    21'They are advocating customs that are not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice.'

    22The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

  • Acts 13:30
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    30But God raised Him from the dead.

  • Acts 5:42
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    42Every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

  • Acts 23:7-8
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    7When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

    8For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, nor angels, nor spirits, but the Pharisees affirm them all.

  • Acts 4:23
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    23After they were released, they returned to their own people and reported everything the chief priests and the elders had said to them.

  • Acts 17:32
    70%

    32When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock, but others said, 'We want to hear you again on this matter.'

  • Acts 4:7-8
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    7They brought them before them and asked, 'By what power or in whose name have you done this?'

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'

  • Luke 20:1
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    1One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, came up to him.

  • Acts 17:3
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    3He explained and presented evidence that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, saying, 'This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.'

  • Acts 5:33
    69%

    33When they heard this, they were infuriated and wanted to kill them.

  • Acts 4:33
    69%

    33With great power, the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.

  • Acts 24:21
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    21Unless it was for this one statement I made while standing among them: 'It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am being judged before you today.'

  • Matt 22:23
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    23That same day, the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and questioned him,

  • Mark 12:18
    69%

    18Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and questioned him.

  • Acts 4:21
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    21After further threats, they let them go, finding no way to punish them because of the people, since they were all glorifying God for what had happened.

  • Luke 24:5
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    5The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why are you looking for the living one among the dead?"

  • Luke 22:2
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    2The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

  • Acts 2:37
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    37When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?'

  • Acts 3:15
    68%

    15You killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses of this.

  • Luke 20:27
    68%

    27Some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to him and questioned him.

  • Mark 16:6
    68%

    6He said to them, 'Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. Look at the place where they laid him.'

  • Mark 9:10
    68%

    10So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what 'rising from the dead' might mean.

  • Luke 23:5
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    5But they insisted, 'He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning in Galilee and coming all the way here.'

  • Matt 28:8
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    8So they hurried away from the tomb, filled with fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

  • Matt 17:23
    68%

    23'They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.' And the disciples were deeply grieved.

  • Luke 24:19
    68%

    19He asked, "What things?" They replied, "The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people.