Thematic Bible: Supreme council


Thematic Bible




They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; so they came, dragged him off, and took him to the Sanhedrin.

So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do since this man does many signs?

In obedience to this, they entered the temple complex at daybreak and began to teach.

When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full Senate of the sons of Israel—and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.

So he assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah would be born.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so they could put Him to death.

The next day, since he wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and instructed the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to convene. Then he brought Paul down and placed him before them.

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