Acts 5:27
Acts 5:27 Meaning and Explanation
“And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,”
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Read Full Chapter →The apostles are set before the council, and the high priest begins the questioning.
What Does Acts 5:27 Mean?
They stand before the Sanhedrin, the same court that condemned Jesus and had already warned Peter and John not to speak in his name (Acts 4:18). Now the whole apostolic company faces it together.
Jesus had told them this hour would come, that they would be delivered up to councils and brought before rulers for his name's sake, and he promised, 'it shall turn to you for a testimony' (Luke 21:12-13). The courtroom is not an interruption of their mission; it is one of its appointed pulpits.
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What does Acts 5:27 mean?
The apostles are set before the council, and the high priest begins the questioning.