Acts 5:27
New International Version
The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

New Living Translation
Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them.

English Standard Version
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,

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

Berean Literal Bible
And having brought them, they set them in the Council. And the high priest asked them,

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

New King James Version
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

New American Standard Bible
When they had brought them, they had them stand before the Council. The high priest interrogated them,

NASB 1995
When they had brought them, they stood them before the Council. The high priest questioned them,

NASB 1977
And when they had brought them, they stood them before the Council. And the high priest questioned them,

Legacy Standard Bible
And when they had brought them, they stood them before the Sanhedrin. And the high priest questioned them,

Amplified Bible
So they brought them and presented them before the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court). The high priest questioned them,

Christian Standard Bible
After they brought them in, they had them stand before the Sanhedrin, and the high priest asked,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After they brought them in, they had them stand before the Sanhedrin, and the high priest asked, “

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

Contemporary English Version
When the apostles were brought before the council, the high priest said to them,

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When they brought back the apostles, they made them stand in front of the council. The chief priest questioned them.

Good News Translation
They brought the apostles in, made them stand before the Council, and the High Priest questioned them.

International Standard Version
When they brought them back, they made them stand before the Council, and the high priest began to question them.

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

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

New Heart English Bible
When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,

Webster's Bible Translation
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

Weymouth New Testament
So they brought them and made them stand in front of the Sanhedrin. And then the High Priest questioned them.

World English Bible
When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and having brought them, they set [them] in the Sanhedrin, and the chief priest questioned them,

Berean Literal Bible
And having brought them, they set them in the Council. And the high priest asked them,

Young's Literal Translation
and having brought them, they set them in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

Smith's Literal Translation
And having brought them, they set in the council: and the chief priest asked them,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when they had brought them, they stood them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,

New American Bible
When they had brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, the high priest questioned them,

New Revised Standard Version
When they had brought them, they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And when they had brought them, they made them stand before the whole council, and the high priest proceeded,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when they brought them, they stood them before the whole Council and The High Priest began to say to them:
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And when they had brought them, they made them stand before the Sanhedrin; and the chief priest asked them,

Godbey New Testament
And leading them, they placed them in the council, and the chief priests asked them, saying,

Haweis New Testament
But when they had conducted them, they placed them in the sanhedrim: and the high-priest interrogated them,

Mace New Testament
when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

Weymouth New Testament
So they brought them and made them stand in front of the Sanhedrin. And then the High Priest questioned them.

Worrell New Testament
and, having brought them, they set them before the Sanhedrin. And the high priest asked them,

Worsley New Testament
and when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Apostles Before the Council
26At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them. 27 They 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.”…

Cross References
Acts 4:5-7
The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, / along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family. / They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”

Matthew 26:57-59
Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered. / But Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome. / Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.

Luke 22:66-71
At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said, / “If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe. / And if I ask you a question, you will not answer. ...

John 18:19-24
Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching. / “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. / Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.” ...

Acts 4:18-21
Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. / But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God. / For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” ...

Matthew 10:17-18
But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues. / On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

Mark 13:9
So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

Luke 21:12
But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.

John 15:20-21
Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. / But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.

Acts 6:12-14
So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin, / where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. / For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

Acts 7:1
Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”

Acts 22:30
The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

Acts 23:1-3
Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.” / At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. / Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”

Acts 24:1-9
Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul. / When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation. / In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude. ...

Acts 25:6-8
After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in. / When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove. / Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”


Treasury of Scripture

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

set.

Acts 4:7
And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

Acts 6:12
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

Acts 22:30
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

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Acts 5
1. After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife,
3. at Peter's rebuke had fallen down dead;
12. and that the rest of the apostles had wrought many miracles;
14. to the increase of the faith;
17. the apostles are again imprisoned;
19. but delivered by an angel bidding them preach openly to all;
21. when, after their teaching accordingly in the temple,
29. and before the council,
33. they are in danger to be killed;
34. but through the advice of Gamaliel, they are kept alive, and are only beaten;
41. for which they glorify God, and cease no day from preaching.














They brought them in
This phrase indicates the apostles were forcibly taken into custody. The Greek word used here is "ἤγαγον" (ēgagon), which implies leading or bringing someone with authority. Historically, this reflects the tension between the early Christian movement and the Jewish religious authorities. The apostles were seen as a threat to the established order, and this act of bringing them in underscores the conflict between the nascent Church and the Sanhedrin.

made them stand
The Greek word "ἔστησαν" (estēsan) is used here, meaning to make someone stand or to set them in place. This act of making the apostles stand before the Sanhedrin is symbolic of judgment and trial. In the Jewish tradition, standing before the Sanhedrin was a position of being judged, highlighting the gravity of the situation. It reflects the apostles' boldness and the seriousness with which the Sanhedrin viewed their actions.

before the Sanhedrin
The Sanhedrin was the supreme religious council in Jerusalem, composed of chief priests, elders, and scribes. The Greek term "Συνέδριον" (Synedrion) refers to this assembly. Historically, the Sanhedrin held significant power, both religiously and politically, within Jewish society. The apostles standing before this body signifies the clash between the new covenant in Christ and the old religious order.

where the high priest
The high priest, "ἀρχιερεύς" (archiereus) in Greek, was the highest religious authority in Judaism. At this time, the high priest was likely Caiaphas, who played a significant role in the trial of Jesus. The mention of the high priest here emphasizes the continuity of opposition from the same religious leaders who opposed Jesus, now opposing His followers.

interrogated them
The Greek word "ἐπηρώτησεν" (epērōtēsen) means to question or interrogate. This interrogation was not merely a request for information but a formal examination, likely with the intent to intimidate or condemn. The apostles' response to this interrogation would demonstrate their unwavering faith and commitment to the Gospel, serving as an inspiration for believers to stand firm in their convictions despite opposition.

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Greek
They brought them in
ἀγαγόντες (agagontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 71: A primary verb; properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, go, pass, or induce.

[and] made [them] stand
ἔστησαν (estēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

before
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Sanhedrin,
συνεδρίῳ (synedriō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4892: A council, tribunal; the Sanhedrin, the meeting place of the Sanhedrin.

[where]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

high priest
ἀρχιερεὺς (archiereus)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 749: High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest.

interrogated
ἐπηρώτησεν (epērōtēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.

them.
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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