# Acts 5:40

> At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

— Acts 5:40, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 30-35 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Counted forward from Pentecost to the death of Stephen, which comes before the conversion of Saul.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Matthew 10:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/10/17
- Proverbs 12:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/12/10
- Mark 13:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/13/9
- John 19:1-4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/19/1
- Acts 4:17-21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/4/17
- Acts 5:28 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/5/28
- 2 Corinthians 11:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-corinthians/11/24

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/5/40
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/5
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).