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  • Acts 5:34
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 34 But a Pharisee named Ga·maʹli·el+ rose in the Sanʹhe·drin; he was a Law teacher esteemed by all the people, and he gave the command to put the men outside for a little while.

  • Acts 5:34
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 34 ᾿Αναστὰς Having stood up δέ but τις someone ἐν in τῷ the συνεδρίῳ Sanhedrin Φαρισαῖος Pharisee ὀνόματι to name Γαμαλιήλ, Gamaliel, νομοδιδάσκαλος law teacher τίμιος honorable παντὶ to all τῷ the λαῷ, people, ἐκέλευσεν he commanded ἔξω outside βραχὺ short [while] τοὺς the ἀνθρώπους men ποιῆσαι, to make,

  • Acts 5:34
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 34 But a certain man rose in the Sanʹhe·drin, a Pharisee named Ga·maʹli·el,+ a Law teacher esteemed by all the people, and gave the command to put the men outside for a little while.+

  • Acts 5:34
    The Bible in Living English
    • 34 But a certain Pharisee in the Sanhedrin, Gamaliel by name, a teacher of the law highly honored by all the people, gave the word to put the men out a little while,

  • Acts 5:34
    American Standard Version
    • 34 But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in honor of all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while.

  • Acts 5:34
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 34 But a certain man, rising up in the high-council, by name Gamaliel, a law-teacher honoured by all the people, gave orders to put the men outside for a little,—

  • Acts 5:34
    King James Version
    • 34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;

  • Acts
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 5:34 bt 40; it-1 887; w08 5/15 31; w06 9/15 9

  • Acts
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 5:34 ep 77

  • Acts
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 5:34

      Bearing Witness, p. 40

      Insight, Volume 1, p. 887

      The Watchtower,

      5/15/2008, p. 31

      9/15/2006, p. 9

  • Acts Study Notes—Chapter 5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 5:34

      Gamaliel: A Law teacher mentioned twice in Acts, here and at Ac 22:3. He is thought to be Gamaliel the Elder, as he is known in non-Biblical sources. Gamaliel was the grandson, or possibly the son, of Hillel the Elder, who is credited with developing a more liberal school of thought among the Pharisees. Gamaliel was so highly esteemed among the people that he is said to be the first to be called by the honorific title “Rabban.” Therefore, he greatly influenced the Jewish society of his time by training many sons of Pharisees, such as Saul of Tarsus. (Ac 22:3; 23:6; 26:4, 5; Ga 1:13, 14) He often interpreted the Law and traditions in a way that appears to have been comparatively broad-minded. For example, he is said to have enacted laws protecting wives against unprincipled husbands and defending widows against unprincipled children. He is also said to have argued that poor non-Jews should have the same gleaning rights as poor Jews. This tolerant attitude is evident in the way Gamaliel treated Peter and the other apostles. (Ac 5:35-39) Rabbinic records show, however, that Gamaliel placed greater emphasis on rabbinic tradition than on the Holy Scriptures. Therefore, on the whole, his teachings were similar to those of most of his rabbinic forefathers and the religious leaders of his day.​—Mt 15:3-9; 2Ti 3:16, 17; see Glossary, “Pharisees”; “Sanhedrin.”

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