Acts 5:27

and when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

1770 John Worsley 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 went with the officers and brought them, but not with violence; for they were afraid of the people least they should be stoned:

28saying, Did not we strictly charge you not to teach in this name? and behold ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and would bring this man's blood upon us.

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Cross References

Luke 22:66And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people, and chief-priests, and scribes, assembled together, and ordered Him up into their council:

Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, and forced him along with them, 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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