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

25Then someone told them, “The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courtyard. They’re teaching the people.” 26Then the officer of the temple guards went with some of his men to bring back the apostles without using force. After all, the officer and his guards were afraid that the people would stone them to death for using force. When they brought back the apostles, they made them stand in front of the council. The chief priest questioned them. 28He said, “We gave you strict orders not to mention Jesus’ name when you teach. Yet, you’ve filled Jerusalem with your teachings. You want to take revenge on us for putting that man to death.” 29Peter and the other apostles answered, “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 4:7They made Peter and John stand in front of them and then asked, “By what power or in whose name did you do this?”
• Acts 6:12The liars stirred up trouble among the people, the leaders, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. So they went to Stephen, took him by force, and brought him in front of the Jewish council.
• Acts 22:30The officer wanted to find out exactly what accusation the Jews had against Paul. So the officer released Paul the next day and ordered the chief priests and the entire Jewish council to meet. Then the officer brought Paul and had him stand in front of them.
• Acts 23:1Paul stared at the Jewish council and said, “Brothers, my relationship with God has always given me a perfectly clear conscience.”
• Luke 22:66In the morning the council of the people’s leaders, the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings, gathered together. They brought Jesus in front of their highest court and asked him,

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
• Doctor
• Haply
• Keep
• Lie
• Privy
• Refrain
• Sadducees
• Sanhedrim
• Somebody

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