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Acts 5:37
After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — In a Jerusalem council address, a speaker contrasts two failed rebel movements with the current apostles to argue for non-interference.
The words — ἀνέστη (anestē) translates literally to "rose up," and Γαλιλαῖος (Galilaios) denotes "Galilean." The verse states Judas emerged during a census, drew followers, and perished alongside his scattered group.
The thread — The census reference parallels Luke 2:1, while the theme of the wicked's brief triumph and conceived evil aligns with Job 20:5 and Psalms 7:14.
Why it lands — The text records historical failures to demonstrate that human-led movements collapse on their own, asking the reader to trust divine timing over human coercion.
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The Greek words
King James Version
After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
Cross-references
- Luke 2:1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
- Job 20:5 the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
- Psalms 7:14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
- Psalms 9:15 The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
- Matthew 26:52 “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
- Luke 13:1 At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.