Paragraph 5:27–32

5:27a

They brought them in: This clause indicates that the captain and his officers finished bringing the apostles to the Sanhedrin.

If the verb “brought” that you used in 5:26 already indicates that they had finished bring the apostles, refer to after that event here. For example:

After they brought the apostles

They: Here the pronoun They refers to the captain and the officers.

made them stand: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible literally stands as made…stand indicates that the captain and his officers made the apostles stand in front of the Jewish leaders. Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

stood them (Revised Standard Version)
-or-
made them appear (New International Version)

Sanhedrin: See how you translated this word in 5:21.

5:27b

where the high priest interrogated them: The Greek is more literally “and the high priest questioned them.” Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

And the high priest questioned them (Revised Standard Version)
-or-
The high priest questioned them (New Revised Standard Version)

high priest: See how you translated this phrase in 5:21.

interrogated: Here this word probably refers to how a judge talks with defendants in court. A judge would both question the defendants and tell them things. Use your usual word for this kind of talking. For example:

questioned (New International Version)
-or-
investigated

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