Acts 5:26-36

26 Then ¹the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for ²they were afraid of being stoned by the people.

27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,

28 saying, ³"We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you ⁴intend to bring this man's blood upon us."

29 But Peter and the apostles answered, ⁵"We must obey God rather than men.

30 ⁶The God of our fathers ⁷raised Jesus, ⁸whom you killed by hanging him on ⁹a tree.

31 God exalted ¹⁰him at his right hand as ¹¹Leader and ¹²Savior, ¹³to give ¹⁴repentance to Israel and ¹⁵forgiveness of sins.

32 And ¹⁶we are witnesses to these things, and ¹⁷so is the Holy Spirit, ¹⁸whom God has given to those who obey him."

33 When they heard this, they ¹⁹were enraged and wanted to kill them.

34 But a Pharisee in the council named ²⁰Gamaliel, ²¹a 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.

35 And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men.

36 For ²²before these days Theudas rose up, ²³claiming 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.