Acts 4:6 (YLT)

Passage

and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the chief priest,

Nearby Context

Acts 4:4 and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

Acts 4:5 And it came to pass upon the morrow, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem,

Acts 4:6 and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the chief priest,

Acts 4:7 and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, `In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'

Acts 4:8 Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: `Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "annas", "chief", "priest", "caiaphas", "john", "alexander", and "kindred". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "annas" and "chief", 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 upon the..." into verse 7's "and having set them in the midst...", so "annas" and "chief" 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 "chief" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.