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Andδὲhaving broughtἈγαγόντεςthem,αὐτοὺςthey set themἔστησανbeforeἐνthe council.τῷ συνεδρίῳAndκαὶthe high priestὁ ἀρχιερεὺςquestionedἐπηρώτησενthem,αὐτοὺς
Acts 5:27
Study it in the app“And having brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,”
Told to stop teaching, Peter and the apostles say they must obey God firstObedienceBefore the council, the apostles answer: we must obey God rather than peopleCourage
With the Greek beneath
Acts 5:27, word by word
- having broughtἈγαγόντεςAgagontes
lead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “Agagontes” appears- they set themἔστησανestēsan
set
To place someone somewhere, or fix something.
Where else “estēsan” appears- the councilσυνεδρίῳsynedriōi
council
The great Jewish court in Jerusalem.
Where else “synedriōi” appears- the high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereus
high priest
The chief of the priests; Jesus is that forever.
Where else “archiereus” appears- questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsen
ask
Ask, question.
Where else “epērōtēsen” appears
The context
26Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, not with force, for they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned.
27 · This verse (above)
28saying, “We strictly ordered you not to teach in this name, and look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.”
To study Acts 5 in a group
1. What it says
What did Ananias and Sapphira do with the money from their land, and what happened? (vv. 1-10)
2. What it means
Gamaliel advises leaving the apostles alone. What reason does he give, and what do you think of his way of reasoning? (vv. 34-39)
3. How I live it
When are you tempted to look more generous or more sincere than you are? What helps you be honest?