Acts 5:27

“And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,”

"And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them," - Acts 5:27
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What does Acts 5:27 mean?

The Bible verse Acts 5:27 in the King James Version states, "And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them." This verse is part of the larger narrative of the early Christian church after the death and resurrection of Jesus…

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Standing Firm in Faith: A Lesson from the Early Apostles

The story of the Apostles in Acts 5:27 is a profound encounter of faith in the face of adversity. The verse states, "And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them." This scene unfolds after the Apostles had been performing…

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A Prayer for Boldness in the Face of Adversity

Heavenly Father, As we come before you today, we bow our heads in humble reverence to reflect on the scripture from Acts 5:27, that reminds us of the trials and tribulations faced by the early disciples: "And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the…

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Acts 5:27 - "And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,"
Acts 5:27-29 - "And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, saying, "Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man’s blood on us!" But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men.""
"And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, saying, "Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man’s blood on us!" But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men."" - Acts 5:27-29
Acts 27:5 - "And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia."
Acts 17:27
"And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia." - Acts 27:5
Acts 27:26 - "Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island."
Acts 27:27 - "But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;"
Acts 11:27 - "¶ And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch."
Acts 27:14 - "But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon."
Acts 27:36 - "Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat."
Acts 27:32 - "Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off."
Acts 1:4-5
Acts 27:18 - "And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;"
Acts 27:37 - "And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls."
Acts 20:27 - "For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God."
Acts 26:27 - "King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest."
Genesis 27:5
Acts 27:19 - "And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship."
Acts 27:38 - "And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea."
Acts 27:31 - "Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved."
Acts 10:27 - "And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together."
Acts 27:6 - "And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein."
Acts 27:23 - "For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,"
Acts 27:42 - "And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape."
Acts 25:27 - "For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him."
Acts 27:25 - "Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me."
Acts 27:15 - "And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive."
Amos 5:21-27