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1 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees confronted them.
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The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.
2 They were incensed that the apostles were teaching the people and announcing that the resurrection of the dead was happening because of Jesus.
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They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
3 They seized Peter and John and put them in prison until the next day. (It was already evening.)
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They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day.
4 Many who heard the word became believers, and their number grew to about five thousand.
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But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.
5 The next day the leaders, elders, and legal experts gathered in Jerusalem,
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The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem.
6 along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others from the high priest's family.
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Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family.
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