Acts 5:21–33

²¹and having heard, they did enter at the dawn into the temple, and were teaching. And the chief priest having come, and those with him, they called together the sanhedrim and all the senate of the sons of Israel, and they sent to the prison to have them brought, ²²and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told, ²³saying—‘The prison indeed we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors, and having opened—within we found no one.’ ²⁴And as the priest, and the magistrate of the temple, and the chief priests, heard these words, they were doubting concerning them to what this would come; ²⁵and coming near, a certain one told them, saying—‘Lo, the men whom ye did put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people;’

²⁶Then the magistrate having gone away with officers, brought them without violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned; ²⁷and having brought them, they set them in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them, ²⁸saying, ‘Did not we strictly command you not to teach in this name? and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.’ ²⁹And Peter and the apostles answering, said, ‘To obey God it behoveth, rather than men; ³⁰and the God of our fathers did raise up Jesus, whom ye slew, having hanged upon a tree; ³¹this one God, a Prince and a Saviour, hath exalted with His right hand, to give reformation to Israel, and forgiveness of sins; ³²and we are His witnesses of these sayings, and the Holy Spirit also, whom God gave to those obeying him.’ ³³And they having heard, were cut to the heart, and were taking counsel to slay them,