Acts 5:27

And leading them, they placed them in the council, and the chief priests asked them, saying,

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 the captain along with the officers, having gone away, led them, not with violence, for they feared the people lest they might be stoned.

28With commandment we commanded you not to teach in this name; and behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching; and you are determined to bring upon us the blood of this man.

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Cross References

Luke 22:66And when it was day, the eldership of the people was convened, and the chief priests and scribes, and they led Him into their sanhedrim.

Acts 6:12And they excited the people and the elders and scribes, and coming upon him, seized him, and led him into 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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