Peter and John Arrested

4 Now as they were speaking to the people, the priests, the commander of the temple police, and the * Sadducees confronted them, p 2 because they were provoked that they were teaching the people and proclaiming the resurrection from the dead, using Jesus as the example. q r 3 So they seized them and put them in custody until the next day, since it was already evening. 4 But many of those who heard the message believed, and the number of the men came to about 5,000.

Peter and John Face the Jewish Leadership

5 The next day, their rulers, elders, and * scribes assembled in Jerusalem 6 with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John and Alexander, and all the members of the high-priestly family. s t 7 After they had Peter and John stand before them, they asked the question: “By what power or in what name have you done this?”

8 Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders: u v 9 If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a disabled man—by what means he was healed— 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the * Nazarene—whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead—by Him this man is standing here before you healthy. w 11 This Jesus is

the stone rejected by you builders,

which has become the cornerstone. x y z

12 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to people, and we must be saved by it.” a

The Name Forbidden

13 When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus. b