Bible Verses About "What Was the Sanhedrin"
The Sanhedrin was the supreme Jewish council in Jerusalem that tried Jesus, condemned Stephen, and opposed the apostles in the book of Acts.
The Sanhedrin was the supreme Jewish council in Jerusalem that tried Jesus, condemned Stephen, and opposed the apostles in the book of Acts.
"Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death." — Matthew 26:59 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Was the Sanhedrin?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death."
"And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us."
"When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth... And cast him out of the city, and stoned him."
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