The last doctrine, of the resurrection, uprooted the creed of the Sadducees. This will be noted throughout Acts. Put them in hold. In prison until the next day, for it was now late in the evening. Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed.
Faith comes by hearing . . .
The number of the men was about five thousand. It is probable that the meaning is that the number of men was now increased to five thousand. It is probable that most of the converts of Pentecost and of this occasion were men. Oriental women were not likely to attend in large numbers on such public occasions. Their rulers, and elders, and scribes.