Cut to the Heart
Acts 5:33-42
When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.…


The strict meaning of the verb describes the action of a saw, as in Hebrews 11:37. Used figuratively, it seems to imply a more lacerating pain than the "pricked to the heart" of Acts 2:37, leading not to repentance but to hatred. The persons spoken of are principally the high priest and his Sadducean followers (ver. 17).

(Dean Plumptre.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

WEB: But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and determined to kill them.




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