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Annas the high priest was there, with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and as many as were relatives of the high priest.
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A Formidable Council
The group questioning the apostles was the Sanhedrin, the highest Jewish religious and civil court. Commentators note it included Annas, the influential former high priest, Caiaphas, the current high priest, and other powerful family members. This was a confrontation with the highest echelon of power in Jerusalem.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Their rulers. The rulers of the Jews; undoubtedly the members of the Sanhedrin, or great council of the nation. ().
The ex…
Annas (Hαννας). One of the rulers or chief priests, ex-high priest (A.D. 7-14) and father-in-law of
Caiaphas
19th Century
Anglican
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