Acts 5:27

The apostles were brought in and made to stand in front of the council.

Free Bible Version

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

26So the captain went with his guards and brought them in, but did not use force because they were afraid that the people would stone them.

28“Didn't we order you not to teach in this name?” the high priest demanded to know. “Now look—you've filled the whole of Jerusalem with your teaching, and you're trying to blame us for his death!”

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Cross References

Luke 22:66Early in the morning the council of elders gathered together with the chief priests and religious teachers. Jesus was led before the council.

Acts 6:12They stirred up the people, and together with the elders and the teachers of the law, they came and arrested him. They brought him before 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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