“And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,”
The apostles were brought in and made to stand before the Sanhedrin. The high priest questioned them - the 'high priest' (archiereus) is the institutional authority, the keeper of the temple and the law. His interrogation of the apostles mirrors Jesus's interrogation before the Sanhedrin (Luke 22:66-71), establishing the apostles as disciples following their Master's path.
Church Fathers on Acts 5:27
But the Angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. Acts 5:19-21 This was done both for the encouragement of the disciples, and for the benefit and instruction of the others. And observe how the proceeding in the present instance is just the same as in what Christ Himself did.…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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