Acts 5:27-42

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

28 saying, ¹“We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you ²intend to bring this man’s blood upon us. ”

29 But Peter and the apostles answered, ³“We must obey God rather than men.

30 ⁴The God of our fathers ⁵raised Jesus, ⁶whom you killed by hanging him on ⁷a tree.

31 God exalted ⁸him at his right hand as ⁹Leader and ¹⁰Savior, ¹¹to give ¹²repentance to Israel and ¹³forgiveness of sins.

32 And ¹⁴we are witnesses to these things, and ¹⁵so is the Holy Spirit, ¹⁶whom God has given to those who obey him. ”

33 When they heard this, they ¹⁷were enraged and wanted to kill them.

34 But a Pharisee in the council named ¹⁸Gamaliel, ¹⁹a 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 ²⁰before these days Theudas rose up, ²¹claiming 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.

37 After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of ²²the census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered.

38 So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for ²³if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail;

39 but ²⁴if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You ²⁵might even be found opposing God! ” So they took his advice,

40 and ²⁶when they had called in the apostles, ²⁷they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

41 Then they left the presence of the council, ²⁸rejoicing that they were counted worthy ²⁹to suffer dishonor for ³⁰the name.

42 And every day, ³¹in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and ³²preaching ³³that the Christ is Jesus.

Cross References

• 1. 5:28 ch. 4:18
• 2. 5:28 ch. 2:23, 36; 3:15; 4:10; 7:52; Matt. 27:25
• 3. 5:29 [ch. 4:19, 20]
• 4. 5:30 See ch. 3:13
• 5. 5:30 See ch. 2:24
• 6. 5:30 ch. 10:39; Gal. 3:13; See Luke 24:20
• 7. 5:30 ch. 13:29; 1 Pet. 2:24
• 8. 5:31 See ch. 2:33
• 9. 5:31 See ch. 3:15
• 10. 5:31 See Luke 2:11
• 11. 5:31 Luke 24:47; See Luke 5:32
• 12. 5:31 ch. 11:18; 2 Tim. 2:25; [Rom. 2:4]
• 13. 5:31 Luke 24:47; See Luke 5:32
• 14. 5:32 See Luke 24:48
• 15. 5:32 [ch. 15:28; John 15:26, 27; Heb. 2:4; 1 John 5:7]
• 16. 5:32 See ch. 2:4
• 17. 5:33 ch. 7:54; [ch. 2:37]
• 18. 5:34 ch. 22:3
• 19. 5:34 See Luke 5:17
• 20. 5:36 [ch. 21:38]
• 21. 5:36 ch. 8:9; [Gal. 2:6; 6:3]
• 22. 5:37 [Luke 2:2]
• 23. 5:38 Lam. 3:37
• 24. 5:39 Prov. 21:30; Isa. 8:9, 10; Nah. 1:9
• 25. 5:39 2 Chr. 13:12; [ch. 11:17]
• 26. 5:40 ch. 4:18
• 27. 5:40 [ch. 22:19; Mark 13:9; Luke 23:16]
• 28. 5:41 1 Pet. 4:13, 14, 16; See Matt. 5:12
• 29. 5:41 ch. 9:16; 21:13; [Rom. 1:5]; See John 15:21
• 30. 5:41 Lev. 24:11, 16; Phil. 2:9; 3 John 7
• 31. 5:42 ch. 2:46
• 32. 5:42 ch. 8:35; 11:20; 17:18
• 33. 5:42 See ch. 18:5