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1 And as they were speaking to the people the priests and the officer of the temple and the Sadducees came upon 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 Being grieved that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead:
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They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
3 And they laid hands upon them and put them in hold till the next day: for it was now 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 But many of them who had heard the word believed: and the number of the men was made 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 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their princes and ancients and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.
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The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem.
6 And Annas the high priest and Caiphas and John and Alexander: and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.
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Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family.
7 And setting them in the midst, they asked: By what power or by what name, have you done this?
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They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said to them: Ye princes of the people and ancients, hear.
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Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people!
9 If we this day are examined concerning the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he hath been made whole:
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If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed,
10 Be it known to you all and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, even by him, this man standeth here before you, whole.
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then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
11 This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner.
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Jesus is “ ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’
12 Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved.
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Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
13 Now seeing the constancy of Peter and of John, understanding that they were illiterate and ignorant men, they wondered: and they knew them that they had been with Jesus.
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When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
14 Seeing the man also who had been healed, standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
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But since they could see the man who had been healed standing there with them, there was nothing they could say.
15 But they commanded them to go aside out of the council: and they conferred among themselves,
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So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.
16 Saying: What shall we do to these men? For indeed a miracle hath been done by them, known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. It is manifest: and we cannot deny it.
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“What are we going to do with these men?” they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign, and we cannot deny it.
17 But that it may be no farther spread among the people, let us threaten them that they speak no more in this name to any man.
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But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”
18 And calling them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus.
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Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answering, said to them: If it be just, in the sight of God, to hear you rather than God, judge ye.
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But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges!
20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
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As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
21 But they, threatening, sent them away, not finding how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified what had been done, in that which had come to pass.
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After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened.
22 For the man was above forty years old, in whom that miraculous cure had been wrought.
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For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
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