Acts 4:1-2

Expanded Bible

Peter and John at the Council

4 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were approached by priests, the captain of the soldiers that guarded the Temple, and Sadducees [^CJewish religious party with most influence in the Jewish high court (Sanhedrin) and among the Temple leadership]. ² They were ·upset [annoyed; disturbed] because the two apostles were teaching the people and were ·preaching [proclaiming] ·that people will rise from the dead through the power of Jesus [^Lthe resurrection of the dead in Jesus; ^CSadducees did not believe in the afterlife].