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Acts 5:21-22
New International Version
Acts 5:21-22
New International Version
21 At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people.
When the high priest and his associates(A) arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin(B)—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles. 22 But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there.(C) So they went back and reported,
Acts 5:21-22
New Living Translation
Acts 5:21-22
New Living Translation
21 So at daybreak the apostles entered the Temple, as they were told, and immediately began teaching.
When the high priest and his officials arrived, they convened the high council[a]—the full assembly of the elders of Israel. Then they sent for the apostles to be brought from the jail for trial. 22 But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council and reported,
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Acts 5:21-22
Contemporary English Version
Acts 5:21-22
Contemporary English Version
21 So they went into the temple before sunrise and started teaching.
The high priest and his men called together their council, which included all of Israel's leaders. Then they ordered the apostles to be brought to them from the jail. 22 The temple police who were sent to the jail did not find the apostles. They returned and said,
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Acts 5:21-22
New American Standard Bible
Acts 5:21-22
New American Standard Bible
21 Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple area (A)about daybreak and began to teach.
Now when (B)the high priest and his associates came, they called (C)the [a]Council together, that is, all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison for them to be brought. 22 But (D)the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported,
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- Acts 5:21 Or Sanhedrin
Acts 5:21-22
New King James Version
Acts 5:21-22
New King James Version
21 And when they heard that, they entered the temple early in the morning and taught. (A)But the high priest and those with him came and called the [a]council together, with all the [b]elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
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22 But when the officers came and did not find them in the prison, they returned and reported,
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