But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,

When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,

Beware of people, because they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.

So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.

Since I wanted to know what charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down to their council.

Or these men here should tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the council,

“You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over to councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.

Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council

So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.

They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.

Paul looked directly at the council and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God to this day.”

The next day, because the commanding officer wanted to know the true reason Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council to assemble. He then brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

Then when Paul noticed that part of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, he shouted out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead!”

So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place.”

He replied, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire more thoroughly about him.