And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

28 saying, " Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man ' s blood on us! "

1. You have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine.

2. "Have filled" in the Greek is Perfect tense - An continuous action in the past with results that continue to the present.

3. Think of throwing a stone into a pond. The action was past - but the ripples continue.

4. The apostles are still saying that the death of Jesus was the result of the Jewish leaders. They are to blame.

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