Acts 5:35

He said to them, “You men of Israel, be careful concerning these men, what you are about to do.

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WEBBE

He said to them, “You men of Israel, be careful concerning these men, what you are about to do.

BSB

“Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.

KJV

And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.

ASV

And he said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as touching these men, what ye are about to do.

BBE

And he said to them, Men of Israel, take care what you do about these men.

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εἶπέν eipen He said G2036 τε te then G5037 πρὸς pros to G4314 αὐτούς autous them G846 ἄνδρες andres Men G435 Ἰσραηλῖται Israēlitai Israelites G2475 προσέχετε prosechete do take heed G4337 ἑαυτοῖς he'autois to yourselves G1438 ἐπὶ epi with G1909 τοῖς tois (the) G3588 ἀνθρώποις anthrōpois men G444 τούτοις toutois these G3778 τί ti what G5101 μέλλετε mellete you are about G3195 πράσσειν prassein to do G4238

The early church

"Ye men of Israel take heed to yourselves." See here, I pray you, how mildly Gamaliel reasons, and how he says but a few words to them, and does not recount ancient histories, although he might have done so, but more recent instances, which are most powerful to produce belief. With this view he throws out a hint himself, saying, "For before these days" meaning, not many days before. Now had he at once said, "Let these men go," both himself would have fallen into suspicion, and his speech would not have been so effective: but after the examples, it acquired its own proper force.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 34–42

The Lord still has all hearts in his hands, and sometimes directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the persecutors. Common sense tells us to be cautious, while experience and observation show that the success of frauds in matters of religion has been very short. Reproach for Christ is true preferment, as it makes us conformable to his pattern, and serviceable to his interest. They rejoiced in it. If we suffer ill for doing well, provided we suffer it well, and as we should, we ought to rejoice in that grace which enabled us so to do. The apostles did not preach themselves, but Christ. This was the preaching that most offended the priests. But it ought to be the constant business of gospel ministers to preach Christ: Christ, and him crucified; Christ, and him glorified; nothing beside this, but what has reference to it. And whatever is our station or rank in life, we should seek to make Him known, and to glorify his name.

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