To him they agreed (επεισθησαν αυτω). First aorist passive indicative of πειθω, to persuade, the passive to be persuaded by, to li…

And to him they agreed. In Greek, they were persuaded by him, or they trusted him. They agreed only as far as their desi…

And to him they agreed.—The Sadducees, as was their custom, would probably have preferred a more violent course, but the …

Gamaliel’s wise counsel here prevailed to some extent among his Sanhedrin colleagues and held back the worst of Sadducean intentions, though it did…

Having beaten them, they commanded. He says that Gamaliel’s counsel was allowed; yet the apostles are beaten and forbidden to preach. From…

And to him they agreed
They were convinced and persuaded by his reasonings, approved of his advice, and agreed to fo…

The Lord still has all hearts in His hands, and sometimes directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the persecutors. Common sense…