17 ¶ Then the high Priest rose vp, and al they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadduces) and were filled with indignation,
18 And laid their hands on the Apostles, & put them in the common prison.
19 But the Angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doores, and brought them foorth, and said,
20 Goe, stand and speake in the Temple to the people all the words of this life.
21 And when they heard that, they entred into the Temple early in the morning, & taught: but the high Priest came, and they that were with him, and called the Councill together, and all the Senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to haue them brought.
22 But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,
23 Saying, The prison truely found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doores, but when we had opened, we found no man within.
24 Now when the high Priest, and the captaine of the Temple, and the chiefe Priests heard these things, they doubted of them wherunto this would grow.
25 Then came one, and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison, are standing in the Temple, and teaching the people.
26 Then went the captaine with the officers, and brought them without violence: (For they feared the people, lest they should haue bene stoned.)
27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the Councill, and the high Priest asked them,
28 Saying, Did not wee straitly command you, that you should not teach in this Name? And behold, yee haue filled Hierusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this mans blood vpon vs.
29 ¶ Then Peter, and the other Apostles answered, and saide, Wee ought to obey God rather then men.
30 The God of our fathers raised vp Iesus, whom yee slew and hanged on a tree.
31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to bee a Prince and a Sauiour, for to giue repentance to Israel, and forgiuenesse of sinnes.
32 And we are his witnesses of these things, and so is also the holy Ghost, whom God hath giuen to them that obey him.
33 ¶ When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and tooke counsell to slay them.
34 Then stood there vp one in the Councill, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctour of Law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the Apostles forth a litle space,
35 And said vnto them, Yee men of Israel, take heed to your selues, what ye intend to doe as touching these men.
36 For before these dayes rose vp Theudas, boasting himselfe to be some body, to whom a number of men, about foure hundred, ioyned themselues: who was slaine, and all, as many as obeied him, were scattered, & brought to nought.
37 After this man rose vp Iudas of Galilee, in the dayes of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: hee also perished, and all, euen as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
38 And now I say vnto you, refraine from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsell or this worke be of men, it will come to nought.
39 But if it be of God, ye cannot ouerthrow it, lest haply yee be found euen to fight against God.
40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the Apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speake in the Name of Iesus, and let them goe.
41 ¶ And they departed from the presence of the Councill, reioycing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his Name.
42 And dayly in the Temple, and in euery house, they ceased not to teach and preach Iesus Christ.
Acts 5:17-42
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