Acts 5:34–42

³⁴But a certain man, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honour of all the people, rose up in the council, and commanded to put the men out for a short while, ³⁵and said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as regards these men what ye are going to do; ³⁶for before these days Theudas rose up, alleging himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, were joined; who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed and came to nothing. ³⁷After him rose Judas the Galilean in the days of the census, and drew away a number of people after him; and he perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad. ³⁸And now I say to you, Withdraw from these men and let them alone, for if this counsel or this work have its origin from men, it will be destroyed; ³⁹but if it be from God, ye will not be able to put them down, lest ye be found also fighters against God. ⁴⁰And they listened to his advice; and having called the apostles, they beat them, and enjoined them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them. ⁴¹They therefore went their way from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonoured for the name. ⁴²And every day, in the temple and in the houses, they ceased not teaching and announcing the glad tidings that Jesus was the Christ.