Acts 4:1 (ASV)

Passage

And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

Nearby Context

Acts 4:1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

Acts 4:2 being sore troubled because they taught the people, and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

Acts 4:3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "spake", "people", "priests", "captain", "temple", "sadducees", "came", and "upon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "spake" and "people", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "being sore troubled because they taught the...", so "spake" and "people" should be read forward into that movement. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "spake" and "people" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.