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Matthew 5:22

Matthew 5:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

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the judgment: An inferior court of judicature, in every city, consisting of 23 members, which punished criminals by strangling or beheading.

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the council: The Sanhedrin, συνεδριον: strong:G4892, composed of 72 elders, who alone punished by stoning. , ; , ; ;

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