Acts 5:28
Saying: 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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,
29But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God, rather than men.
Cross References
1 Kings 18:17And when he had seen him, he said: Art thou he that troublest Israel?
1 Kings 22:8And the king of Israel said to Josaphat: There is one man left, by whom we may inquire of the Lord: Micheas the son of Jemla; but I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good to me, but evil. And Josaphat said: Speak not so, O king.
Jeremiah 38:4And the princes said to the king: We beseech thee that this man may be put to death: for on purpose he weakeneth the hands of the men of war, that remain in this city, and the hands of the people, speaking to them according to these words: for this man seeketh not peace to this people, but evil.
Matthew 21:44And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.
Matthew 27:25And the whole people answering, said: His blood be upon us and our children.
Acts 3:14But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you.
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 →