Peter and John Arrested

Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,

Prayer for Boldness

And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be.

Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.

And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name.”

Then all who heard were amazed, and said, “Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?”

The Sanhedrin Divided

The next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul.

about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for a judgment against him.

This I also did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.

Paul Recounts His Conversion

“While thus occupied, as I journeyed to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,