Acts 22:30

The commander released Paul from his chains but kept him in custody. He decided the Sanhedrin could discover why the Jews were accusing Paul since he could not figure this out. He ordered this body to meet to examine Paul because he was responsible for keeping peace in Jerusalem. If Paul’s offenses proved inconsequential, Claudius Lysias would release him. If the Jews charged him with some religious crime, the Sanhedrin could try him. If they charged him with a civil crime, the Roman provincial governor would try him. [Note: See my comments on 4:5 for information about the Sanhedrin.]

This was at least the sixth time that the Sanhedrin had to evaluate the claims of Christ. The first occasion was when it met to consider reports about Jesus (John 11:47-53), and the second was Jesus’ trial (Matthew 26:57-68; Matthew 27:1-2; Mark 14:53-65; Mark 15:1; Luke 22:66-71). The third meeting was the trial of Peter and John (Acts 4:5-22), the fourth was the trial of the Twelve (Acts 5:21-40), and the fifth was Stephen’s trial (Acts 6:12 to Acts 7:60).