5And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. …
And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,
Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-14)We have here the trial of Peter and John before the judges of the ecclesiastical court, for preaching a sermon concerning Jesus Christ, and working a miracle in his name. This is charged upon them as a crime, which was the best service they could do to God or men. I. Here is the court set. An extraordinary court, it should seem, was called on purpose upon this occasion. Observe, 1. The time when t…
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