Acts 4:15

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But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,

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  • Matt 5:22 : 22 But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says‘Fool’ will be sent to fiery hell.
  • Acts 5:34-42 : 34 But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time. 35 Then he said to the council,“Men of Israel, pay close attention to what you are about to do to these men. 36 For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and nothing came of it. 37 After him Judas the Galilean arose in the days of the census, and incited people to follow him in revolt. He too was killed, and all who followed him were scattered. 38 So in this case I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this undertaking originates with people, it will come to nothing, 39 but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God.” He convinced them, 40 and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them. 41 So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name. 42 And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ.
  • Acts 26:30-32 : 30 So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them, 31 and as they were leaving they said to one another,“This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.” 32 Agrippa said to Festus,“This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

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  • Acts 4:13-14
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    13When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.

    14And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.

  • Acts 4:16-21
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    16saying,“What should we do with these men? For it is plain to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign has come about through them, and we cannot deny it.

    17But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”

    18And they called them in and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

    19But Peter and John replied,“Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,

    20for it is impossible for us not to speak about what we have seen and heard.”

    21After threatening them further, they released them, for they could not find how to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

  • Acts 5:24-28
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    24Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be.

    25But someone came and reported to them,“Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!”

    26Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force(for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).

    27When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,

    28saying,“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name. Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood on us!”

  • Acts 5:38-41
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    38So in this case I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this undertaking originates with people, it will come to nothing,

    39but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God.” He convinced them,

    40and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

    41So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.

  • Acts 4:23
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    23The Followers of Jesus Pray for Boldness When they were released, Peter and John went to their fellow believers and reported everything the high priests and the elders had said to them.

  • Acts 4:5-9
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    5On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.

    6Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others who were members of the high priest’s family.

    7After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,

    9if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a sick man– by what means this man was healed–

  • Acts 15:6
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    6Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.

  • Acts 5:33-35
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    33Now when they heard this, they became furious and wanted to execute them.

    34But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.

    35Then he said to the council,“Men of Israel, pay close attention to what you are about to do to these men.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

  • Acts 5:21-22
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    21When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin– that is, the whole high council of the Israelites– and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.

    22But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

  • Acts 14:3-5
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    3So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.

    4But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

    5When both the Gentiles and the Jews(together with their rulers) made an attempt to mistreat them and stone them,

  • Acts 15:4
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    4When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.

  • Acts 15:33
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    33After they had spent some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

  • Acts 15:2
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    2When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.

  • Acts 4:1
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    1The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

  • Acts 24:20
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    20Or these men here should tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the council,

  • Matt 12:14
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    14But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate him.

  • Matt 26:4
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    4They planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

  • Acts 19:40
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    40For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause we can give to explain this disorderly gathering.”

  • Acts 26:31
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    31and as they were leaving they said to one another,“This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”

  • John 11:47
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    47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said,“What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

  • Acts 5:12
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    12The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.

  • Acts 4:3
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    3So they seized them and put them in jail until the next day(for it was already evening).

  • Acts 16:22
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    22The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

  • Acts 6:10
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    10Yet they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

  • Luke 22:55
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    55When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

  • Luke 4:30
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    30But he passed through the crowd and went on his way.