Acts 4:5 (DRB)

Passage

And it came to pass on the morrow, that their princes and ancients and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:3 And they laid hands upon them and put them in hold till the next day: for it was now evening.

Acts 4:4 But many of them who had heard the word believed: and the number of the men was made five thousand.

Acts 4:5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their princes and ancients and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.

Acts 4:6 And Annas the high priest and Caiphas and John and Alexander: and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.

Acts 4:7 And setting them in the midst, they asked: By what power or by what name, have you done this?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "pass", "morrow", "princes", "ancients", "scribes", "gathered", and "together". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "But many of them who had heard..." into verse 6's "And Annas the high priest and Caiphas...", so "came" and "pass" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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