Acts 4:1-22

Peter and John Before the Council

1 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and ¹the captain of the temple and ²the Sadducees came upon them,

2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming ³in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

3 And they arrested them and ⁴put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.

4 But many of those who had heard the word believed, and ⁵the number of the men came to about five thousand.

5 On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem,

6 with ⁶Annas the high priest and ⁷Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.

7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, ⁸"By what power or ⁹by what name did you do this?"

8 Then Peter, ¹⁰filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders,

9 if we are being examined today ¹¹concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,

10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that ¹²by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, ¹³whom God raised from the dead--by him this man is standing before you well.

11 ¹⁴This Jesus^[a] is the stone that was ¹⁵rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.^[b]

12 And there is ¹⁶salvation ¹⁷in no one else, for ¹⁸there is no other ¹⁹name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

13 ²⁰Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.

14 But seeing the man who was healed ²¹standing beside them, ²²they had nothing to say in opposition.

15 But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another,

16 saying, ²³"What shall we do with these men? For that ²⁴a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

17 But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them ²⁵to speak no more to anyone in this name."

18 So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

19 But Peter and John answered them, ²⁶"Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,

20 for ²⁷we cannot but speak of what ²⁸we have seen and heard."

21 And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, ²⁹because of the people, for all were praising God ³⁰for what had happened.

22 For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 5:24, 26; Luke 22:4, 52; [1 Chronicles 9:11; Nehemiah 11:11]
• 2. See Matthew 22:23
• 3. Acts 17:18; [Acts 3:15]
• 4. See Luke 21:12
• 5. [Acts 2:41]
• 6. Luke 3:2; John 18:13, 24
• 7. See Matthew 26:3
• 8. [Matthew 21:23]
• 9. [ver. 10]
• 10. See Matthew 10:20
• 11. Acts 3:7, 8
• 12. Acts 3:6
• 13. See Acts 2:24
• 14. See Psalms 118:22
• 15. Mark 9:12; Luke 23:11
• 16. Acts 13:26; Acts 28:28; John 4:22; Hebrews 2:3; Jude 3
• 17. [1 Timothy 2:5]
• 18. [Galatians 1:7]
• 19. Acts 10:43; Luke 24:47; John 20:31
• 20. [John 7:15]
• 21. Acts 3:11
• 22. [Luke 21:15]
• 23. [John 11:47; John 12:19]
• 24. ver. 21; Acts 3:9, 10
• 25. Acts 5:28, 40
• 26. Acts 5:29
• 27. [Amos 3:8; John 15:27; 1 Corinthians 9:16]
• 28. Acts 22:15; 1 John 1:1, 3
• 29. Acts 5:13, 26; [Matthew 21:26, 46; Mark 11:32; Luke 20:6, 19; Luke 22:2]
• 30. Acts 3:7, 8

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek This one
• [b]. Greek the head of the corner