34 But a certain man stood up in the Sanhedrin,[a] a Pharisee named[b] Gamaliel, a teacher of the law respected by all the people, and[c] gave orders to put the men outside for a short time. 35 And he said to them, “Men and Israelites, take care for yourselves what you are about to do to these men! 36 For before these days, Theudas rose up saying he was somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him.[d] He[e] was executed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 5:34 Or “council”
  2. Acts 5:34 Literally “by name”
  3. Acts 5:34 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stood up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Acts 5:36 Literally “to whom”
  5. Acts 5:36 Literally “who”