“And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.”
'Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men' - Gamaliel's opening is a call to reflection, urging the Sanhedrin to pause before acting. His rhetorical question 'What do you intend to do to these men?' (ti mellousie aphanexai tois anthrōpois toutois) forces deliberation. He is about to reframe the issue as a historical question rather than a theological emergency.
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