And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
Parallel translations
- WEB In the morning, their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.
- BSB The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
- NKJV And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes,
- NASB On the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;
- NLT The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
The next morning, the Jewish rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem. The full council gathered to examine the apostles.
Overview
This convening of rulers, elders, and scribes describes the Sanhedrin, the highest Jewish council, the same body that had condemned Jesus. The formal assembly underscores the seriousness of the charges and the official weight behind the opposition. The apostles now stand before the very court that judged their Lord, sharing in his sufferings as they bear witness to him.
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Cross-references · 12
- Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
- Luke 23:13And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
- Luke 22:66And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
- Mark 15:1And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
- Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
- Acts 5:20–21Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
- Isa 1:10Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
- Matt 27:1–2When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
- Mic 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
- Luke 20:1And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
- Acts 5:34Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
- Luke 24:20And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
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