Acts 4:1 (GNV)

Passage

And as they spake vnto the people, the Priestes and the Captaine of the Temple, and the Sadduces came vpon them,

Nearby Context

Acts 4:1 And as they spake vnto the people, the Priestes and the Captaine of the Temple, and the Sadduces came vpon them,

Acts 4:2 Taking it grieuously that they taught the people, and preached in Iesus Name the resurrection from the dead.

Acts 4:3 And they layde handes on them, and put them in holde, vntill the next day: for it was now euentide.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Taking it grieuously that they taught the...", so "spake" and "vnto" 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 "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.