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Some priests, the officer in charge of the temple guards, and some Sadducees approached Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.
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These religious authorities were greatly annoyed. Peter and John were teaching the people and spreading the message that the dead will come back to life through Jesus.
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So the temple guards arrested them. Since it was already evening, they put Peter and John in jail until the next day.
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But many of those who had heard the message became believers, so the number of men who believed grew to about 5,000.
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The next day the Jewish rulers, leaders, and scribes met in Jerusalem.
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The chief priest Annas, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and the rest of the chief priest's family were present.
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They made Peter and John stand in front of them and then asked, "By what power or in whose name did you do this?"
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Then Peter, because he was filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers and leaders of the people,
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today you are cross-examining us about the good we did for a crippled man. You want to know how he was made well.
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You and all the people of Israel must understand that this man stands in your presence with a healthy body because of the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth. You crucified Jesus Christ, but God has brought him back to life.
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He is the stone that the builders rejected, the stone that has become the cornerstone.