Acts 5:27

And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

In Context

26Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

28We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.

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Cross References

Luke 22:66And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

Acts 6:12And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:27-42

The Seizing of the Apostles; The Examination of the Apostles; The Advice of Gamaliel. 26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, 28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. 29… Read the whole commentary →

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