Acts 5:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin– that is, the whole high council of the Israelites– and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.

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  • John 8:2 : 2 Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.
  • John 18:35 : 35 Pilate answered,“I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”
  • Acts 4:5-7 : 5 On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem. 6 Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others who were members of the high priest’s family. 7 After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”
  • Acts 5:17 : 17 Further Trouble for the Apostles Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him(that is, the religious party of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.
  • Acts 5:24-25 : 24 Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be. 25 But someone came and reported to them,“Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!”
  • Acts 5:27 : 27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,
  • Acts 5:34 : 34 But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.
  • Acts 5:41 : 41 So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.
  • Acts 12:18-19 : 18 At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. 19 When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
  • Acts 22:2-3 : 2 (When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said, 3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated with strictness under Gamaliel according to the law of our ancestors, and was zealous for God just as all of you are today.
  • Acts 22:15 : 15 because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.
  • Ps 105:22 : 22 giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers.
  • Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says‘Fool’ will be sent to fiery hell.
  • Luke 21:37-38 : 37 So every day Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, but at night he went and stayed on the Mount of Olives. 38 And all the people came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts.
  • Luke 22:66 : 66 When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council

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  • Acts 5:22-28
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    22But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

    23“We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

    24Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be.

    25But someone came and reported to them,“Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!”

    26Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force(for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).

    27When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,

    28saying,“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name. Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood on us!”

  • 12They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

  • Acts 5:17-20
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    17Further Trouble for the Apostles Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him(that is, the religious party of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

    18They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

    19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

    20“Go and stand in the temple courts and proclaim to the people all the words of this life.”

  • Acts 4:5-8
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    5On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.

    6Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others who were members of the high priest’s family.

    7After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,

  • Acts 4:1-3
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    1The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

    2angry because they were teaching the people and announcing in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

    3So they seized them and put them in jail until the next day(for it was already evening).

  • 66When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council

  • Acts 5:40-42
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    40and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

    41So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.

    42And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ.

  • 38And all the people came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts.

  • 15But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,

  • 23The Followers of Jesus Pray for Boldness When they were released, Peter and John went to their fellow believers and reported everything the high priests and the elders had said to them.

  • 53Condemned by the Sanhedrin Then they led Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests and elders and experts in the law came together.

  • 54Jesus’ Condemnation and Peter’s Denials Then they arrested Jesus, led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter was following at a distance.

  • 1Jesus Brought Before Pilate Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

  • 1The Authority of Jesus Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up

  • 2Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them.

  • 57Condemned by the Sanhedrin Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.

  • Acts 5:33-35
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    33Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.

    34But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.

    35Then he said to the council,“Men of Israel, pay close attention to what you are about to do to these men.

  • 18And they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

  • 30Paul Before the Sanhedrin The next day, because the commanding officer wanted to know the true reason Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council to assemble. He then brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

  • 27The Authority of Jesus They came again to Jerusalem. While Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the experts in the law, and the elders came up to him

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    22The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

    23After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.

  • 35At daybreak the magistrates sent their police officers, saying,“Release those men.”

  • 21After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

  • 3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

  • 5So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.

  • 1Jesus Brought Before Pilate When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.

  • 22What then should we do? They will no doubt hear that you have come.

  • 52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders who had come out to get him,“Have you come out with swords and clubs like you would against an outlaw?

  • 27When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from the province of Asia who had seen him in the temple area stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

  • 18At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

  • 39and came and apologized to them. After they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly to leave the city.