Acts 4:1-4

[1] And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, [2] Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. [3] And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for now eventide. [4] Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was five thousand.

What is the context of Acts 4:1-4?

Peter and John Arrested (Acts 4:1-12 true)
Peter and John are Tried before the Jewish Council (Acts 4:1-22 true)
Peter and John Before the Council (Acts 4:1-22 true)
Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin (Acts 4:1-22 true)

What does Acts 4:1-4 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

In chapters4-7 there is a series of similar confrontations with each one building up to the crisis of Stephen"s death and the persecution that followed. The first four verses of chapter4conclude the incident recorded in chapter3 ("as they were speaking," Acts 4:1), and they introduce what follows in Acts 4:5-31.