7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
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And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?
And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, …
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
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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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