Acts 5:17
Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
Cross-references
In Acts 5:21, the high priest and his party call the council after the arrest—direct continuation of this episode.
Acts 23:6-8 explains Sadducean doctrines (no resurrection), revealing why they were jealous of the apostles preaching resurrection.
Acts 17:5 describes jealous Jews forming a mob against Paul—same pattern of jealousy leading to violent opposition.
Acts 13:45 shows Jewish leaders filled with jealousy at Paul's success—identical response to gospel spread as in Acts 5.
Acts 7:9 shows the patriarchs' jealousy of Joseph—a pattern where jealousy drives opposition to God's chosen, mirrored here.
Acts 4:6 names the same high priestly family (Annas, Caiaphas) opposing the apostles, identifying the specific leaders filled with jealousy.
Acts 4:2 says they were disturbed by resurrection preaching; here the same group is again filled with indignation over the apostles' ministry.
Acts 4:1 names the same group—priests, captain of the temple, Sadducees—arresting Peter and John, matching this opposition.
Acts 4:26 quotes Psalm 2 about rulers opposing God's Anointed; here the high priest and Sadducees fulfill that opposition pattern.
In Acts 28:22, Jewish leaders say the Christian sect is spoken against everywhere—reflecting the hostility seen here.
In Acts 24:5, Paul is similarly accused by Jewish leaders of being an agitator—a later example of the same opposition.
1 Peter 2:1 commands putting away envy, contrasting the leaders' jealousy that fills them here.
1 Samuel 18:12-16 shows Saul's jealousy of David because the Lord was with him—parallel to Sadducees' jealousy of the apostles.
James 3:14-16 identifies such envy as earthly, unspiritual, demonic — explaining the spiritual condition behind the leaders' jealousy.
John 11:47-49 shows the high priest and council plotting against Jesus; here the same religious establishment opposes His apostles.
Matthew 27:18 reveals that the same envy that drove the leaders to hand over Jesus now fills them against the apostles.
In Luke 21:12, Jesus foretells persecution including prison—here the apostles are arrested and imprisoned.
In Mark 13:9, Jesus predicts believers will be handed over to councils—here the apostles are arrested, fulfilling this.
Matthew 16:1 shows the Pharisees and Sadducees testing Jesus — the same group now filled with jealousy against the apostles.
Matthew 3:7 shows John the Baptist denouncing the Pharisees and Sadducees as a 'brood of vipers' — the same group that is jealous here.
Psalm 2:1-3 depicts rulers conspiring against the Lord; this verse shows the same hostility from Jewish leaders against God's servants.
In Luke 20:27, Sadducees who deny resurrection question Jesus—the same group is filled with jealousy here.
In Matthew 22:23, the Sadducees deny the resurrection—the same party opposing the apostles here.
Proverbs 27:4 declares jealousy unbearable—the Sadducees' overwhelming jealousy drives their fierce opposition.
Proverbs 14:30 says envy rots the bones—the Sadducees' envy corrupts them from within, contrasting with the apostles' tranquility.
Galatians 5:21 includes envy among works of the flesh — the very sin that fills the leaders here.
Nehemiah 4:1 shows Sanballat's angry opposition to rebuilding — similar to the leaders' jealous opposition to the apostles here.