“Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,”
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: 'Rulers and elders of the people! — Peter's filling with the Spirit (pimplammai, filled, fully supplied, satiated) immediately precedes bold speech (parrēsia, boldness, frank speech, freedom of speech). The address to 'rulers and elders of the people' (archontes kai presbyteroi tou laou) respects their office while preparing to challenge their authority. The Spirit enables courage in the face of institutional power.
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