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"We found the jail securely locked and the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened it, we found no one inside!"
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When the captain of the Temple police and the head cohanim heard these things, they were puzzled and wondered what would happen next.
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Then someone came and reported to them, "Listen! The men you ordered put in prison are standing in the Temple court, teaching the people!"
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The captain and his officers went and brought them, but not with force; because they were afraid of being stoned by the people.
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They conducted them to the Sanhedrin, where the cohen hagadol demanded of them,
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"We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name! Look here! you have filled Yerushalayim with your teaching; moreover, you are determined to make us responsible for this man's death!"
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Kefa and the other emissaries answered, "We must obey God, not men.
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The God of our fathersl raised up Yeshua, whereas you men killed him by having him hanged on a stake. m
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God has exalted this man at his right handn as Ruler and Savior, in order to enable Isra'el to do t'shuvah and have her sins forgiven.
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We are witnesses to these things; so is the Ruach HaKodesh, whom God has given to those who obey him."
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On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were infuriated and wanted to put the emissaries to death.