Act 5:17 | NET2full | STEP | Now the high priest rose up , and all those with him (that is , the religious party of the Sadducees ), and they were filled with jealousy .

‏ Acts 5:17

17 Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him (that is, the religious party of the Sadducees ^{▼▼sn See the note on Sadducees in 4:1.}), ^{▼▼sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.} and they were filled with jealousy. ^{▼▼sn Filled with jealousy. In Acts, the term “jealousy” (ζήλος, zēlos) occurs only here and in Acts 13:45. It is a key term in Judaism for religiously motivated rage (1 Macc 2:24; 1QH 14:13-15; m. Sanhedrin 9:5). It was a zeal motivated by a desire to maintain the purity of the faith.}