²⁷ When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,

²² But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca{"Raca" is an Aramaic insult, related to the word for "empty" and conveying the idea of empty-headedness.}!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna{Gehenna is another name for Hell that brings to mind an image of a burning garbage dump with dead bodies in it.}.

⁶⁶ As soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away into their council, saying,

⁷ When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"

¹² They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,

³⁰ But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

¹ Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."