Acts 5:24 Cross References - Haweis

²⁴ Now when they heard these words, both the priest and captain of the temple and the chief priests were in the utmost perplexity concerning these things, what could be the meaning of it.

³⁰ And he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God, and under what parabolic figure shall I represent it? ³¹ It is like a grain of mustard, which when it is sown in the earth, is among the least of all the seeds which are upon the earth: ³² but when it is sown, it groweth up and becomes greater than all herbaceous plants, and produceth vast branches; so that the birds of the air may roost under the shadow of it.

⁴ And he went and conversed with the chief priests and the captains, by what means he could betray him unto them.

⁵² Then said Jesus to the chief priests and captains of the temple, and to the elders who were come forth against him, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and staves?

⁴⁷ The chief priests and Pharisees therefore called the sanhedrim together, and said, What are we about? for this man is doing many miracles. ⁴⁸ If we suffer him to go on thus, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come, and take away both our place and nation.

¹⁹ Then said the Pharisees among themselves, Do ye not perceive that ye gain no advantage? behold, the world is gone after him.

¹² And they were all amazed, and much perplexed, and knew not what to think, saying one to another, What can this mean?

¹ AND as they were thus speaking, the priests, and the captain of the temple-guard, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

¹⁶ saying, What shall we do with these men? for that an acknowledged miracle hath been wrought by them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. ¹⁷ But that it be no farther spread among the people, we will menace them with threats, no more to speak in this name to any man.

²¹ Then they with many additional threatenings dismissed them, finding no pretext how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for what had been done.

²⁶ Then went the captain, with the officers, and brought them; not forcibly, for they were afraid of the people, lest they should stone them.