Act 5:17 | NETfull | 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

Further Trouble for the Apostles

17 Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him (that is, the religious party of the Sadducees ^{▼▼ See the note on Sadducees in 4:1.} ), ^{▼▼ This is a parenthetical note by the author.} and they were filled with jealousy. ^{▼▼ 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.}