Acts 5:27

Acts 5:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
• New International Version (NIV)The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

Context of Acts 5:27

25Someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple and teaching the people.” 26Then the commander went with the servants and brought them in without force, because they were afraid the people might stone them. After they brought them in, they had them stand before the Sanhedrin, and the high priest asked, 28“Didn’t we strictly order you not to teach in this name? Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man’s blood.” 29Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.

Acts 5:27 word by word

Ἀγαγόντες δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔστησαν ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ. καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτοὺς ὁ ἀρχιερεὺςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• when they had broughtἄγωagō · to bringG71
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they setἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• beforeἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the councilὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the councilσυνέδριονsunedrion · councilG4892
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the high priestἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905

Cross-references for Acts 5:27

• Acts 4:7After they had Peter and John stand before them, they began to question them: “By what power or in what name have you done this?”
• Acts 6:12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; so they came, seized him, and took him to the Sanhedrin.
• Acts 22:30The next day, since he wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and instructed the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to convene. He brought Paul down and placed him before them.
• Acts 23:1Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience to this day.”
• Luke 22:66When daylight came, the elders of the people, both the chief priests and the scribes, convened and brought him before their Sanhedrin.

Commentaries on Acts 5:27

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-33Verses 26-33 Many will do an evil thing with daring, yet cannot bear to hear of it afterward, or to have it charged upon them. We cannot expect to be redeemed and healed by Christ, unless we give up ourselves to be ruled by him. Faith takes the Saviour in all his offices, who came, not to save us in our sins, but to save us from our sins. Had Christ been exalted to give dominion to Israel, the chief priests would have welcomed him. But repentance and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-40The apostles' successful ministry caused strong opposition (compare 4:1–3). The wealthy and powerful Sadducees controlled the temple and had a temple police force. They opposed belief in the resurrection and were determined to challenge and, if possible, prevent the apostles from sharing their message about the resurrection of Jesus. They felt their influence over the Jewish people weakening. Jealousy and bitterness led them to attack the apostles.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-4227-28. ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine--noble testimony to the success of their preaching, and (for the reason mentioned on Ac 4:4) to the truth of their testimony, from reluctant lips!Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 5:27

• Court
• Defense
• Government
• Minister, Christian
• Persecution
• Peter
• Priest
• Prisoners
• Sadducees

In the dictionaries

• High priest
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• Sadducees
• Sanhedrim
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Commentaries on Acts 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings