Acts 4:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others who were members of the high priest’s family.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 3:2 : 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
  • Matt 26:3 : 3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
  • John 18:24 : 24 Then Annas sent him, still tied up, to Caiaphas the high priest.
  • John 11:49 : 49 Then one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said,“You know nothing at all!
  • John 18:13-14 : 13 They brought him first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. 14 (Now it was Caiaphas who had advised the Jewish leaders that it was to their advantage that one man die for the people.)

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