Page 52 - The Promise of Persecution

Now, come to verses 40 through 42, and

we'll close. Do you see the emphasis,

though? Peter and the other apostles are

witnessing. They're preaching in the name

of Jesus, and the council is trying to stop

them. Now, they had a discussion about

this, and in verses 40 through 42, we have

these statements: “And to him they agreed:

and when they had called the apostles, and

beaten them, they commanded that they

should not speak in the name of Jesus, and

let them go. And they departed from the
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presence of the council…” That word

“council” is used in Matthew chapter 10 and

Luke also. “And they departed from the
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presence of the council, rejoicing that they

were counted worthy to suffer shame for his

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