Acts 5:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

Entered

Acts 5:25

Luke 21:37

John 8:2

But

John 18:35

Senate

Psalm 105:22

Sent

Acts 4:7

Acts 12:18

Bible References

Entered

But someone came and told them, “The men whom you put in prison are standing [right here] in the temple [area], teaching the people!”

Now in the daytime Jesus was teaching in [the porches and courts of] the temple, but at night He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet.

Early in the morning He came back into the temple [court], and all the people were coming to Him. He sat down and began teaching them.

But

But the high priest stood up, along with all his associates (that is, the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy and resentment.

On the next day, their magistrates and elders and scribes (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) were gathered together in Jerusalem;

When they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew dialect, they became even more quiet. And he continued,

When day came, the Council of the elders of the people (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) assembled, both chief priests and scribes; and they led Jesus away to the council chamber, saying,

Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and their chief priests have handed You over to me. What have You done [that is worthy of death]?”

Senate

To imprison his princes at his will,
That he might teach his elders wisdom.

Sent

When they had put the men in front of them, they repeatedly asked, “By what sort of power, or in what name [that is, by what kind of authority], did you do this [healing]?”

Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.