Acts 5:27

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.

American Standard Version (1901)

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

Bible in Basic English

And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

Douay-Rheims 1899

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

Free Bible Version

The apostles were brought in and made to stand in front of the council.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when they had brought them, they set them before the Councill, and the chiefe Priest asked them,

King James (Authorized) Version

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

Plain English Version

The soldiers brought Jesus’s special workers to the Jewish Leaders Council, to talk to them. Then the big boss of the Jewish ceremonies got angry with them and said,

Translation for Translators

After the captain and his officers had brought the apostles to the Council room, they commanded them to stand in front of the Council members, and the high priest questioned them.

Unlocked Literal Bible

When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest interrogated them,

Noah Webster Bible

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

World English Bible

When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,

Young's Literal Translation

and having brought them, they set [them] in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

Context

The Apostles before the Sanhedrin

²⁶At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.²⁷They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.²⁸“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”

Summary

In Acts 5:27, the religious leaders confront the apostles for preaching about Jesus despite their orders to stop. This verse highlights the clash between the apostles' obedience to God's command to share the Gospel and the authorities' attempt to suppress their message. It underscores the apostles' courage and commitment to God's mission, even in the face of opposition and persecution. The confrontation depicted in this verse sets the stage for the apostles' bold defense of their faith in the following verses, showcasing their unwavering faith and trust in God's sovereignty.

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

SECOND APPEARANCE AND TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SAMHEDRIM--ITS RAGE CALMED BY GAMALIEL--BEING DISMISSED, THEY DEPART REJOICING, AND CONTINUE THEIR PREACHING. (Acts 5:27-42) ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine--noble testimony to the success of their preaching, and (for the reason mentioned on Act 4:4) to the truth of their testimony, from reluctant lips!

John Gill Bible Commentary

Saying, did not we straitly command you,.... Or give you strict orders, with severe threatenings, that you should not teach in this name? the Ethiopic version reads, "in the name of Jesus"; which is what is meant, but was not expressed by the sanhedrim; see Act 4:17 and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine; they disregarded the council, and its orders, its commands and threatenings, and preached the doctrines of the Gospel; and particularly that concerning the resurrection of Christ, and through him the resurrection of all the dead; and with such success, that great part of the inhabitants of Jerusalem received it; at least there were great numbers in all parts of the city which attended to it, and embraced it: and this they represent as a novel doctrine, devised by the apostles, and peculiarly theirs; and which Moses, and the prophets, were strangers to: and intend to bring this man's blood upon us; by charging us with the murder of him, and representing us as guilty of shedding innocent blood, and so stirring up the people, and the Romans against us, to take vengeance on us for it: this, as if they should say, seems to be the intention and design of your ministry, particularly in asserting, that Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified, is now risen from the dead, and was a holy, innocent, and righteous person, as his resurrection shows; and therefore, as we have been guilty in shedding his blood, the punishment of it will, one day or other, be inflicted on us; as it accordingly was, and as they themselves imprecated in Mat 27:25. It is to be observed, that they do not mention the name of Jesus, only by way of contempt, call him "this man", as it is usual with the Jews to do, when they speak of him. So a commentator (q) on Gen 27:39 says of some, "they believed in a man whom they set up for God; and Rome believed, in the days of Constantine, who renewed all that religion, and put upon his banner the form , "of that man":'' and so another of their writers (r) uses the phrase several times in a few words. Judah ben Tabai fled to Alexandria, "that they might not make him president, and in the way, with one disciple; as it happened to Joshua ben Perachiah, with , "that man"; and ye may receive it for a truth, that "that man" was his disciple--and the truth is, that "that man" was born in the fourth year of the kingdom of Jannai the Second.'' So an heretic is said to be one that confesses "that man"; and heretics are the disciples of "that man", who turned to evil the words of the living God (s). Thus blasphemously and contemptuously do they speak of Christ. (q) Aben Ezra, Vid. ib. in Dan. xi. 14. (r) Juchasin, fol. 16. 2. (s) Migdal Oz & Hagehot Maimoniot. in Maimon. Teshuba, c. 3. sect. 7.

Acts 5:27

The Apostles before the Sanhedrin

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.

American Standard Version (1901)

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

Bible in Basic English

And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

Douay-Rheims 1899

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

Free Bible Version

The apostles were brought in and made to stand in front of the council.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when they had brought them, they set them before the Councill, and the chiefe Priest asked them,

King James (Authorized) Version

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

Plain English Version

The soldiers brought Jesus’s special workers to the Jewish Leaders Council, to talk to them. Then the big boss of the Jewish ceremonies got angry with them and said,

Translation for Translators

After the captain and his officers had brought the apostles to the Council room, they commanded them to stand in front of the Council members, and the high priest questioned them.

Unlocked Literal Bible

When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest interrogated them,

Noah Webster Bible

And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

World English Bible

When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,

Young's Literal Translation

and having brought them, they set [them] in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary