Acts 4:5-7
The Message
5-7 The next day a meeting was called in Jerusalem. The rulers, religious leaders, religion scholars, Annas the Chief Priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander—everybody who was anybody was there. They stood Peter and John in the middle of the room and grilled them: “Who put you in charge here? What business do you have doing this?”
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Acts 4:5-7
New King James Version
Addressing the Sanhedrin
5 And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes, 6 as well as (A)Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, (B)“By what power or by what name have you done this?”
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Acts 4:5-7
English Standard Version
5 On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, 6 with (A)Annas the high priest and (B)Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, (C)“By what power or (D)by what name did you do this?”
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