Acts 5:27
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27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,
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Matthew 5:22
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22 But I say to you that (A)everyone who is angry with his brother[a] will be liable (B)to judgment; whoever insults[b] his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to (C)the hell[c] of fire.
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- Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts insert without cause
- Matthew 5:22 Greek says Raca to (a term of abuse)
- Matthew 5:22 Greek Gehenna; also verses 29, 30
Acts 22:30-23:1
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Paul Before the Council
30 But on the next day, (A)desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them.
23 And looking intently at the council, Paul said, “Brothers, (B)I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day.”
Acts 6:12
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12 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council,
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Acts 4:7
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7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, (A)“By what power or (B)by what name did you do this?”
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Luke 22:66
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Jesus Before the Council
66 (A)When day came, (B)the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their (C)council, and they (D)said,
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