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.
They decided he was right. So they called the apostles back in, had them beaten, ordered them to stop talking about Jesus, and then let them go.
Sometimes doing the right thing comes with a cost, but that doesn't mean you stop doing it.
📚 Historical Context
In the early days of the Christian church, as recorded in the Book of Acts, the apostles were boldly preaching the gospel and performing miracles, which drew the ire of Jewish religious leaders like the high priest and the Sadducees. They had been arrested and brought before the Sanhedrin, where a Pharisee named Gamaliel advised the council to avoid harsh action, arguing that if the apostles' work was from God, it could not be stopped. As a result, the apostles were beaten as punishment and warned not to teach in Jesus' name before being released.
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