Acts 4:1-22.
Acts 4:1-22
Peter and John Are Brought in Front of the Council
The apostles were still talking to the people, when some priests, the
captain of the temple guard, and some Sadducees arrived. These men
were angry because the apostles were teaching the people that the dead
would be raised from death, just as Jesus had been raised from death.
It was already late in the afternoon, and they arrested Peter and John
and put them in jail for the night. But a lot of people who had heard
the message believed it. So by now there were about five thousand
followers of the Lord. The next morning the leaders, the elders, and
the teachers of the Law of Moses met in Jerusalem. The high priest
Annas was there, as well as Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other
members of the high priest's family. They brought in Peter and John
and made them stand in the middle while they questioned them. They
asked, "By what power and in whose name have you done this?" Peter was
filled with the Holy Spirit and told the nation's leaders and the
elders: You are questioning us today about a kind deed in which a
crippled man was healed. But there is something we must tell you and
everyone else in Israel. This man is standing here completely well
because of the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth. You put Jesus to
death on a cross, but God raised him to life. He is the stone that
you builders thought was worthless, and now he is the most important
stone of all. Only Jesus has the power to save! His name is the only
one in all the world that can save anyone. The officials were amazed
to see how brave Peter and John were, and they knew that these two
apostles were only ordinary men and not well educated. The officials
were certain that these men had been with Jesus. But they could not
deny what had happened. The man who had been healed was standing there
with the apostles.
The officials commanded them to leave the council room. Then the
officials said to each other, "What can we do with these men?
Everyone in Jerusalem knows about this miracle, and we cannot say it
didn't happen. But to keep this thing from spreading, we will warn
them never again to speak to anyone about the name of Jesus." So they
called the two apostles back in and told them that they must never,
for any reason, teach anything about the name of Jesus. Peter and John
answered, "Do you think God wants us to obey you or to obey him? We
cannot keep quiet about what we have seen and heard." The officials
could not find any reason to punish Peter and John. So they threatened
them and let them go. The man who was healed by this miracle was more
than forty years old, and everyone was praising God for what had
happened.
God bless you.
Peter and John Are Brought in Front of the Council
The apostles were still talking to the people, when some priests, the
captain of the temple guard, and some Sadducees arrived. These men
were angry because the apostles were teaching the people that the dead
would be raised from death, just as Jesus had been raised from death.
It was already late in the afternoon, and they arrested Peter and John
and put them in jail for the night. But a lot of people who had heard
the message believed it. So by now there were about five thousand
followers of the Lord. The next morning the leaders, the elders, and
the teachers of the Law of Moses met in Jerusalem. The high priest
Annas was there, as well as Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other
members of the high priest's family. They brought in Peter and John
and made them stand in the middle while they questioned them. They
asked, "By what power and in whose name have you done this?" Peter was
filled with the Holy Spirit and told the nation's leaders and the
elders: You are questioning us today about a kind deed in which a
crippled man was healed. But there is something we must tell you and
everyone else in Israel. This man is standing here completely well
because of the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth. You put Jesus to
death on a cross, but God raised him to life. He is the stone that
you builders thought was worthless, and now he is the most important
stone of all. Only Jesus has the power to save! His name is the only
one in all the world that can save anyone. The officials were amazed
to see how brave Peter and John were, and they knew that these two
apostles were only ordinary men and not well educated. The officials
were certain that these men had been with Jesus. But they could not
deny what had happened. The man who had been healed was standing there
with the apostles.
The officials commanded them to leave the council room. Then the
officials said to each other, "What can we do with these men?
Everyone in Jerusalem knows about this miracle, and we cannot say it
didn't happen. But to keep this thing from spreading, we will warn
them never again to speak to anyone about the name of Jesus." So they
called the two apostles back in and told them that they must never,
for any reason, teach anything about the name of Jesus. Peter and John
answered, "Do you think God wants us to obey you or to obey him? We
cannot keep quiet about what we have seen and heard." The officials
could not find any reason to punish Peter and John. So they threatened
them and let them go. The man who was healed by this miracle was more
than forty years old, and everyone was praising God for what had
happened.
God bless you.
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