Acts 5:27 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 5:27

25 So one came and told them,¹ saying, “Look, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”

26 Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence, ^afor they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

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

28 saying, ^a“Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, ^band intend to bring this Man’s ^cblood on us!”

29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: ^a“We ought to obey God rather than men.

30 ^aThe God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by ^bhanging on a tree.

31 ^aHim God has exalted to His right hand to be ^bPrince and ^cSavior, ^dto give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

32 And ^awe are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit ^bwhom God has given to those who obey Him.”

Gamaliel’s Advice

33 When they heard this, they were ^afurious and plotted to kill them.

34 Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named ^aGamaliel, a teacher of the law held in respect by all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles outside for a little while.

Verse Comparison: Acts 5:27

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American Standard Version
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

Amplified® Bible
So they brought them and set them before the council (Sanhedrin). And the high priest examined them by questioning,

Contemporary English Version
When the apostles were brought before the council, the high priest said to them,

Darby English Version
And they bring them and set them in the council. And the high priest asked them,

Good News Bible
They brought the apostles in, made them stand before the Council, and the High Priest questioned them.

International Standard Version
When they brought them back, they made them stand before the Council, and the high priest began to question them.

King James Version
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

New American Standard Bible
When they had brought them, they stood them before the Council. The high priest questioned them,

New International Version
Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

New King James Version
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When they had brought them, they stood them before the Council. The high priest questioned them,

Young's Literal Translation
and having brought them, they set `them' in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

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