Act 4:27 | HCSB | STEP | “For , in fact , in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate , with the Gentiles and the people of Israel , assembled together against Your holy Servant Jesus , whom You anointed ,

Acts 4:27

27 “For, in fact, in this city both ^{▼▼Herod/Herodians: The name of the Idumean family ruling Palestine from 37 b.c. to a.d. 95; the main rulers from this family mentioned in the NT are: Herod Antipas(4 b.c.-a.d. 39) son of Herod the Great; ruled one-fourth of his father's kingdom (Galilee and Perea); killed John the Baptist and mocked Jesus; Herod I (37 b.c.-4 b.c.) also known as Herod the Great; built the great temple in Jerusalem and massacred the male babies in Bethlehem; Herod Agrippa I (A.D. 3744) The grandson of Herod the Great; he beheaded James the apostle and imprisoned Peter; Herod Agrippa II (A.D. 52ca 95) The great-grandson of Herod the Great; he heard Paul's defense. Herodians were political supporters of Herod the Great and his family}Herod and Pontius ^{▼▼Pilate: Pontius Pilate was governor of the province of Judea a.d. 26-36.}Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people ^{▼▼Lit peoples} of Israel, assembled together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, ^d