4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
4 But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.
4 But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
4 But many of those who listened had already believed the Message - in round numbers about five thousand!
4 However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
4 But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of believers now totaled about 5,000 men, not counting women and children.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Acts 4:4
Commentary on Acts 4:1-4
(Read Acts 4:1-4)
The apostles preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. It includes all the happiness of the future state; this they preached through Jesus Christ, to be had through him only. Miserable is their case, to whom the glory of Christ's kingdom is a grief; for since the glory of that kingdom is everlasting, their grief will be everlasting also. The harmless and useful servants of Christ, like the apostles, have often been troubled for their work of faith and labour of love, when wicked men have escaped. And to this day instances are not wanting, in which reading the Scriptures, social prayer, and religious conversation meet with frowns and checks. But if we obey the precepts of Christ, he will support us.