The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…

5 And it came to pass that the next day their rulers, and elders, & Scribes wer• gathered together at Jerusalem. 6 And Annas the highest priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and so many as were of the kindred of the priests. 7 And when they had set them before them, they asked them: In what power, or in what name have ye done that? 8 Then Peter, being filled with the holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, 9 If we be judged this day for healing the man which was lame, by what mean• he is made whole: 10 Be it known unto you all: and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye have crucified, whom God hath raised up from the dead, this man standeth before you whole. 11 This is the stone which was refused of you the builders, it is placed in the head of the corner. 12 Neither is there salvation in any other. Neither is there any other name given under heaven unto men, wherein we must be saved.

5 And it came to passe that the next day their rulers, and elders, & Scribes wer• gathered together at Ierusalem. 6 And Annas the highest priest, and Caiphas, and Iohn, and Alexander, and so many as were of the kinred of the priestes. 7 And when they had set them before them, they asked them: In what power, or in what name haue ye done that? 8 Then Peter, being filled with the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Yee rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, 9 If we be iudged this day for healing the man which was lame, by what mean• he is made whole: 10 Be it knowen vnto you all: and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Iesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye haue crucified, whom God hath raised vppe from the dead, this man standeth before you whole. 11 This is the stone which was refused of you the builders, it is placed in the head of the corner. 12 Neither is there saluation in any other. Neither is there any other name giuen vnder heauen vnto men, wherein we must be saued.

5 It is a thing worthy to be noted in this place, that the wicked do omit no subtlety that they may blot out the Gospel and the name of Christ, & yet do they not obtain that which they hoped for: because god doth make their counsels frustrate. For they make an assembly wherein they do all things so tyrannously, that yet notwithstanding lust beareth a show of right, and liberty is driven far away, and at length, the truth may seem to be condemned by good right. But the Lord bringeth upon them a sudden fear, so that they dare not do that which they can, and which they do most of all desire: whatsoever the Apostles shall bring in defence of their cause, that shall remain buried and shut up with the walls, where there is none which doth bear them any favour. And therefore there is no place left for the truth. Yet we see how the Lord bringeth their counsel to nought, whiles that being kept back with fear of the people, they stay themselves and bridle their fury, to the end they may avoid envy. But I marvel much why Luke doeth mke Annas the highest priest in this place, seeing that it appeareth by Josephus, that this honour was not taken from Caiaphas, until Vitellius had entered Jerusalem to bear rule, after that Pilate was commanded to depart unto Rome. All men grant that the Lord was crucified in the eighteenth year of Tiberius And that empire did continue four years longer. And it must needs be, that there were 3. years complete after the death of Christ, before Pilate was put from the office of the proconsul. For when Tiberius was dead, he came to Rome: So that Caiaphas was hie priest yet 3. years after the death of Christ. Wherefore it is to be thought that that whereof Luke speaketh in this place, did not happen immediately after the resurrection of Christ. Although the doubt cannot thus be answered.