now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the hellenists arose against the hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. and the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “it is not...
and every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus. [acts 5:42] they did not cease the very thing they were arrested, beaten, and charged not to do—that’s what they did not cease to do! this is an...
and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. [acts 5:40-41] ...
33 when they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them. 34 but a pharisee in the council named gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while. 35 and he said to them, “men...
27 and when they had brought them, they set them before the council. and the high priest questioned them, 28 saying, “we strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s...
now when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council, all the senate of the people of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. but when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and...
