Acts 5:27

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 went the officer with the ministers, and brought them without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

28Saying: Commanding we commanded you, that you should not teach in this name; and behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and you have a mind to bring the blood of this man upon us.

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Cross References

Luke 22:66And as soon as it was day, the ancients of the people, and the chief priests and scribes, cane together; and they brought him into their council, saying: If thou be the Christ, tell us.

Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, and the ancients, and the scribes; and running together, they took him, and brought him to the council.

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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