Acts 5:27-42

English Standard Version

²⁷And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, ²⁸saying, ^(A)“We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you ^(B)intend to bring this man's blood upon us.” ²⁹But Peter and the apostles answered, ^(C)“We must obey God rather than men. ³⁰^(D)The God of our fathers ^(E)raised Jesus, ^(F)whom you killed by hanging him on ^(G)a tree. ³¹God exalted ^(H)him at his right hand as ^(I)Leader and ^(J)Savior, ^(K)to give ^(L)repentance to Israel and ^(M)forgiveness of sins. ³²And ^(N)we are witnesses to these things, and ^(O)so is the Holy Spirit, ^(P)whom God has given to those who obey him.”

³³When they heard this, they ^(Q)were enraged and wanted to kill them. ³⁴But a Pharisee in the council named ^(R)Gamaliel, ^(S)a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while. ³⁵And he said to them, “Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men. ³⁶For ^(T)before these days Theudas rose up, ^(U)claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. ³⁷After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of ^(V)the census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered. ³⁸So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for ^(W)if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; ³⁹but ^(X)if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You ^(Y)might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice, ⁴⁰and ^(Z)when they had called in the apostles, ^(AA)they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. ⁴¹Then they left the presence of the council, ^(AB)rejoicing that they were counted worthy ^(AC)to suffer dishonor for ^(AD)the name. ⁴²And every day, ^(AE)in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and ^(AF)preaching ^(AG)that the Christ is Jesus.