‏ Acts 4:2

 Being sore troubled ( διαπονουμενο ). Present passive participle of old verb  διαπονεω (perfective use of  δια ) to be worked up, indignant. In the N.T. only here and 16:8.

 Because ( δια το ). The articular infinitive with two accusatives, one the object (the people), the other ("they") of general reference.

 In Jesus ( εν Ιησου ). In the case of Jesus, an actual instance of resurrection which the Sadducees denied (Mt 22:23). This same use of  εν appears in 1Co 4:6 (in us). The Sadducees were also aristocrats and political ecclesiastics who disliked popular disturbances. In particular, they resented the claim about Jesus whom they had helped crucify.

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