Acts 5:27

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

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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 captain with the officers, and brought them, not with violence (for they feared the people), that they might not be stoned.

28saying: Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

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Cross References

Luke 22:66And when it was day, the elders of the people[22:66], and the chief priests and scribes, came together; and they brought him up into their council, saying:

Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes; and coming upon him, they seized 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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