When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were filled with anger.

Why do the nations plan rebellion? Why do people make their useless plots?

Their kings revolt, their rulers plot together against the LORD and against the king he chose.

One fate comes to all alike, and this is as wrong as anything that happens in this world. As long as people live, their minds are full of evil and madness, and suddenly they die.

When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they wanted to have the apostles put to death.

As the members of the Council listened to Stephen, they became furious and ground their teeth at him in anger.

Many times I had them punished in the synagogues and tried to make them deny their faith. I was so furious with them that I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

Then the Pharisees left and made plans to kill Jesus.

When Jesus heard about the plot against him, he went away from that place; and large crowds followed him. He healed all the sick

The chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus' parables and knew that he was talking about them,

After this, Jesus traveled in Galilee; he did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jewish authorities there were wanting to kill him.

So the Pharisees and the chief priests met with the Council and said, "What shall we do? Look at all the miracles this man is performing!

So they told them to leave the Council room, and then they started discussing among themselves.

But Peter and John answered them, "You yourselves judge which is right in God's sight---to obey you or to obey God.

When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they wanted to have the apostles put to death.