And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,
Parallel translations
- WEB When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,
- KJV And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
- BSB They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
- NASB When they had brought them, they had them stand before the Council. The high priest interrogated them,
- NLT Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them.
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Quick answer
The apostles are set before the council and questioned by the high priest. They stand again before the very body that condemned Jesus.
Overview
The scene parallels Jesus' own trial before the Sanhedrin, placing His witnesses in His footsteps. The high priest's interrogation seeks to reassert control after the earlier warning was ignored. The apostles' calm presence sets up their bold confession that follows.
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Cross-references · 5
- Matt 5:22But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.
- Luke 22:66As soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away into their council, saying,
- Acts 6:12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
- Acts 4:7When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?”
- Acts 22:30But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
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