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Acts 4:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

the priests: Acts 4:6, Acts 6:7, Acts 6:12; Matthew 26:3-4, Matthew 27:1-2, Matthew 27:20, Matthew 27:41; John 15:20, John 18:3

the captain: or, the ruler, Acts 5:24, Acts 5:26; 2 Chronicles 23:4-9; Luke 22:4

the Sadducees: Acts 23:6-9; Matthew 16:12, Matthew 22:16, Matthew 22:23-24

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