# Acts 6:4

> and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

— Acts 6:4, 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

- Acts 1:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/1/14
- 1 Timothy 4:13-16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-timothy/4/13
- Philippians 1:9-11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/philippians/1/9
- Acts 2:42 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/2/42
- 2 Timothy 4:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-timothy/4/2
- Acts 13:2-3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/13/2
- Romans 1:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/1/9
- Ephesians 3:14-21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ephesians/3/14

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/4
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).