Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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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Bible References

Because

Acts 21:11
When he met with us, he took Paul's belt, tied his own hands and feet [with it], and said, "The Holy Spirit has revealed [to me] that the man who owns this belt will be tied up like this by the Jews in Jerusalem and will be turned over to the Gentiles."
Acts 23:28
So, I brought him before the Council because I wanted to know the reasons for the charges [they were] bringing against him.
Acts 26:29
Paul replied, "I wish to God that, whether it would take a little or a lot, not only you, but all those who hear me today, might become [Christians] like me, except [not] with these chains."
Matthew 27:2
So, they chained Him, led Him away and turned Him over to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.

Commanded

Acts 22:5
The head priest can also verify all this, and so can the body of [Jewish] elders. They furnished me with letters to our fellow-Jews in Damascus, to which I also traveled to bring people back here to Jerusalem, bound in chains to be punished.
Acts 5:21
And when the apostles heard this, they entered the Temple about dawn and began teaching [about Jesus]. [A little later] the head priest and the Sadducees [see verse 17] called the Council [i.e., the Sanhedrin] and all of the ruling body of Jewish leaders together and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought in to them [for further questioning].
Acts 23:15
Therefore, [all of] you, together with the Jewish Council, should notify the commander so that he will bring Paul [back] down to you, as though you wanted to consider his case further. Then we will be ready to kill him, [even] before he comes near [you]."
Matthew 10:17
But, watch out for people, for they will turn you over to the [Jewish] councils [for judgment] and will have you flogged in their synagogues.

General references

Acts 23:28
So, I brought him before the Council because I wanted to know the reasons for the charges [they were] bringing against him.
Acts 28:18
After questioning me, they wanted to release me because they could not find any grounds for sentencing me to death.