Acts 4:2

“Being grieved that they taught the people, etc.] Any doctrine, and especially that which follows, and which particularly gave uneasiness to the Sadducees, they were exceedingly distressed by it; it pained them to the very heart, and they were filled with wrath and indignation: and preached through, or in Jesus, the resurrection of the dead; they not only preached the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead in general, but gave an instance and proof of it in the resurrection of Christ, affirming that he was risen from the dead; and they also preached up the resurrection of the dead in his name, and asserted, that he would be the author of it, and it would be erected by his power: so that…”

“Being grieved - The word thus translated occurs in only one other place in the New Testament Acts 16:18. It implies more than simple sorrow; it was a mingled emotion of indignation and anger. They did not grieve because they thought it a public calamity, but because it interfered with their authority and opposed their doctrine. It means that it was painful to them, or they could not bear it. It is often the case that bigots, and people in authority, have this kind of grief, at the zeal of people in spreading the truth, and thus undermining their influence and authority. That they taught the people - The ground of their grief was as much the fact that they should presume to instruct the…”

“The priests being grieved - That the name of Jesus was preached to the people; especially they were offended at the doctrine of his resurrection; for as they had put him to death, his rising again proved him to be the Just One, and so brought his blood upon their heads. The priests were grieved, lest their office and temple services should decline, and Christianity take root, through the preaching of the apostles, and their power of working miracles: the captain of the temple - Being concerned to prevent all sedition and disorder, the Sadducees - Being displeased at the overturning of all their doctrines, particularly with regard to the resurrection. Acts 4:4”

“grieved: Act 5:17, Act 13:45, Act 19:23; Neh 2:10; Joh 11:47, Joh 11:48 preached: Act 10:40-43, Act 17:18, Act 17:31, Act 17:32, Act 24:14, Act 24:15, Act 24:21, Act 26:8, Act 26:23; Rom 8:11; Co1 15:12-20; Co1 15:23; Co2 4:13, Co2 4:14; Th1 4:13, Th1 4:14 Acts 4:3”