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Acts 5:34
But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Gamaliel, a Pharisee and honored teacher of the law, addresses the Sanhedrin immediately after the council resolves to execute the apostles. He interrupts the proceedings to order the men put outside temporarily.
The words — Ἀναστὰς (Anastas) means “having risen up,” and συνεδρίῳ (sunedriō) denotes the “Council” or Sanhedrin where he stands to speak.
The thread — Gamaliel’s authority as a law teacher connects to Paul’s own education under him in Acts 22:3, while his Pharisaic role parallels the teachers of the law present in Luke 5:17 and Luke 2:46.
Why it lands — The text records a procedural pause that interrupts a death sentence, requiring the reader to weigh the weight of respected authority against the immediate command to halt violence.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
Cross-references
- Acts 22:3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
- Luke 2:46 Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
- Luke 5:17 One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
- Psalms 76:10 Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
- John 7:50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who himself was one of them, asked,
- Acts 23:7 As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
- Acts 4:15 So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.