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indignant that these upstart apostles were instructing the people and proclaiming that the resurrection from the dead had taken place in Jesus.
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They arrested them and threw them in jail until morning, for by now it was late in the evening.
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But many of those who listened had already believed the Message - in round numbers about five thousand!
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The next day a meeting was called in Jerusalem. The rulers, religious leaders, religion scholars,
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Annas the Chief Priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander - everybody who was anybody was there.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.