King James Version
Acts 4:6 in the King James Version says “And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest,...” — study this verse from Acts chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.”
Acts 4:6 · KJV
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the high priest”
G749the high-priest (literally, of the jews; typically, christ); by extension a chief priest
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“of”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“the kindred”
G1085"kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective)
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