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But the officers who came did not find them in the prison, and they returned [and] reported,
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saying, "We found the prison locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors, but [when we] opened [them], we found no one inside!"
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Now when both the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed concerning them, [as to] what this might be.
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But someone came [and] reported to them, "Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple [courts] and teaching the people!"
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Then the captain went with the officers [and] brought them, not with force (for they were afraid of the people, lest they be stoned [by them]).
The Apostles on Trial Before the Sanhedrin
27 And [when they] had brought them, they made [them] stand in the Sanhedrin, and the high priest put a question to them,
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saying, "{We strictly commanded} you not to teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching! And you are intending to bring upon us the blood of this man!"
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But Peter and the apostles answered [and] said, "It is necessary to obey God rather than men!
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The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed [by] hanging [him] on a tree.
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This one God has exalted to his right hand [as] Leader and Savior to grant repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
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And we are witnesses of these things, and [so is] the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him."