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Acts - ch 4 v 1 - 20
- And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
- being sore troubled because they taught the people, and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
- And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide.
- But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
- And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;
- and Annas the high priest `was there', and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.
- And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?
- Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,
- if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole;
- be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, `even' in him doth this man stand here before you whole.
- He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.
- And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.
- Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
- And seeing the man that was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
- But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
- saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
- But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
- And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
- But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye:
- for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.
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