Acts 4:6 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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?

Acts 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said to them: Ye princes of the people and ancients, hear.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "annas", "high", "priest", "caiphas", "john", "alexander", and "kindred". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "annas" and "high", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And it came to pass on the..." into verse 7's "And setting them in the midst they...", so "annas" and "high" 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 "annas" and "high" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.