Acts 5:27

When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest interrogated them,

Unlocked Literal Bible

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 the officers, and brought them back, but without violence, for they feared that the people might stone them.

28saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and desire to bring this man's blood upon us.”

Read all of Acts 5

Cross References

Luke 22:66As soon as it was day, the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. They led him into the council

Acts 6:12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they approached Stephen and seized him and 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Acts 5:27