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.
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Gill's Exposition
And they departed from the presence of the council,.... Having been threatened and beaten by them:
rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name; Beza's ancient copy, and…
Barnes' Notes
And to him they agreed - Greek: They were “persuaded” by him; or they trusted to him. They agreed only so far as their design of putting them to death was concerned. They abandoned that design. But…
Adam Clarke
To him they agreed - That is, not to slay the apostles, nor to attempt any farther to imprison them; but their malevolence could not be thus easily satisfied; and therefore they beat them - probably…
We are not told what it was that the apostles preached to the people; no doubt it was according to the direction of the angel - the words of this life; but what passed between them and the council we…
Cambridge Bible
and when they had called the apostles i.e. back again to the judgment-hall.
and beaten them As the guilty parties in the controversy (see Deu 25:1-3).
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