Acts 5:26-36

26 Then ¹the captain went along with ²the officers and proceeded to bring them back without * violence (for ³they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned ).

27 When they had brought them, they stood them before ⁴the Council. The high priest questioned them,

28 saying, "We gave you ⁵strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and ⁶intend to bring this man's blood upon us."

29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "⁷We must obey God rather than men.

30 "⁸The God of our fathers ⁹raised up Jesus, whom you had ¹⁰put to death by hanging Him on a cross.

31 "¹¹He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a ¹²Prince and a ¹³Savior, to grant ¹⁴repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

32 "And we are ¹⁵witnesses of these things; and ¹⁶so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him."

Gamaliel's Counsel

33 But when they heard this, they were ¹⁷cut to the quick and intended to kill them.

34 But a Pharisee named ¹⁸Gamaliel, a ¹⁹teacher of the Law, respected by all the people, stood up in ²⁰the Council and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time.

35 And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you propose to do with these men.

36 "For some time ago Theudas rose up, ²¹claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined up with him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 5:24
• 2. Acts 5:22
• 3. Acts 4:21; Acts 5:13
• 4. Matthew 5:22; Acts 5:21, 34, 41
• 5. Acts 4:18
• 6. Matthew 23:35; Matthew 27:25; Acts 2:23, 36; Acts 3:14; Acts 7:52
• 7. Acts 4:19
• 8. Acts 3:13
• 9. Acts 2:24
• 10. Acts 10:39; Acts 13:29; Galatians 3:13; 1 Peter 2:24
• 11. Acts 2:33
• 12. Acts 3:15
• 13. Luke 2:11
• 14. Luke 24:47; Acts 2:38
• 15. Luke 24:48
• 16. John 15:26; Acts 15:28; Romans 8:16; Hebrews 2:4
• 17. Acts 2:37; Acts 7:54
• 18. Acts 22:3
• 19. Luke 2:46; Luke 5:17
• 20. Acts 5:21
• 21. Acts 8:9; Galatians 2:6; Galatians 6:3

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "in"
• [b] Lit "behold"
• [c] Or "on whom you had laid violent hands"
• [d] Lit "wood"
• [e] Or "by"
• [f] Or "Leader"
• [g] One early ms adds "in Him"
• [h] Or "in their hearts"
• [i] Lit "Who was killed"
• [j] Lit "were obeying"