Acts 5:33
When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
Cross-references
In Acts 22:22, the crowd again calls for death after Paul's testimony — a parallel pattern of violent rejection.
In Acts 9:23, Jews plot to kill Paul — the same pattern of violent opposition to God's servants.
In Acts 7:54, the Sanhedrin again reacts with fury and gnashing teeth — the same violent rejection of apostolic testimony.
In Acts 2:37, the hearers are cut to the heart and ask what to do — a sharp contrast to the murderous fury here.
Acts 8:1 shows the direct outcome of that fury: Stephen's martyrdom and the persecution that followed the council's rage.
In Luke 4:29, the crowd tries to throw Jesus off a cliff — the same murderous intent as the plotting here.
In John 16:2, Jesus said killers would think they serve God — the Sanhedrin's murderous intent exemplifies that religious zeal.
In John 15:20, Jesus predicted His servants would face the same persecution He endured — the Sanhedrin's fury here fulfills that warning.
In Luke 20:19, the religious leaders seek to lay hands on Jesus — the same hostile plotting as here.
In Luke 6:11, the Pharisees are filled with rage and discuss what to do to Jesus — mirroring the plotting here.
Genesis 4:5-8 is the archetype of righteous bloodshed — Cain's anger leads to Abel's murder, mirroring the Sanhedrin's fury against the apostles.
In Luke 4:28, the synagogue crowd is filled with wrath at Jesus' words — the same furious rejection as here.
Matthew 24:9 predicts disciples will be put to death — the Sanhedrin's murderous intent fulfills that prophecy.
Matthew 23:34 warns the Sanhedrin they will kill prophets — the apostles now become those targeted prophets.
Matthew 10:25 says disciples will be maligned like their master — the Sanhedrin's hostility to apostles echoes their earlier treatment of Jesus.
Psalm 64:2-8 describes the wicked's secret plots and violent words — the Sanhedrin's council and fury align with that scheming.
Psalm 37:32 states the wicked watch for the righteous to kill them — the Sanhedrin's desire to put the apostles to death is a direct match.
Psalm 37:12-15 depicts the wicked plotting against the righteous and gnashing teeth — the Sanhedrin's murderous intent fits this pattern exactly.
John 11:53 shows the same murderous plotting by religious leaders against Jesus, mirroring their fury against the apostles here.
In Jeremiah 26:8, the people seized Jeremiah and said 'You must die!' — a direct parallel to the Sanhedrin wanting to kill the apostles.
In Jeremiah 20:10, the prophet's enemies plot and whisper against him — a parallel to the conspiracy against the apostles.