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Now as they spoke to the people ,
the priests ,
the captain of the temple ,
and the Sadducees came upon them ,
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being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead .
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And they laid hands on them ,
and put them in custody until the next day ,
for it was already evening .
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However ,
many of those who heard the word believed ;
and the number of the men came to be about five thousand .
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And it came to pass ,
on the next day ,
that their rulers ,
elders ,
and scribes ,
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as well as Annas the high priest ,
Caiaphas ,
John ,
and Alexander ,
and as many as were of the family of the high priest ,
were gathered together at Jerusalem .
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And when they had set them in the midst ,
they asked , "
By what power or by what name have you done this ?"
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Then Peter ,
filled with the Holy Spirit ,
said to them , "
Rulers of the people and elders of Israel :
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If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man ,
by what means he has been made well ,
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let it be known to you all ,
and to all the people of Israel ,
that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth ,
whom you crucified ,
whom God raised from the dead ,
by Him this man stands here before you whole .
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This is the "
stone which was rejected by you builders ,
which has become the chief cornerstone .'
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Nor is there salvation in any other ,
for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved ."
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Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John ,
and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men ,
they marveled .
And they realized that they had been with Jesus .
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And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them ,
they could say nothing against it .
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But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council ,
they conferred among themselves ,
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saying , "
What shall we do to these men ?
For ,
indeed ,
that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem ,
and we cannot deny it .
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But so that it spreads no further among the people ,
let us severely threaten them ,
that from now on they speak to no man in this name ."
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So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus .
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But Peter and John answered and said to them , "
Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God ,
you judge .
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For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard ."
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So when they had further threatened them ,
they let them go ,
finding no way of punishing them ,
because of the people ,
since they all glorified God for what had been done .
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For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed .
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And being let go ,
they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them .
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So when they heard that ,
they raised their voice to God with one accord and said : "
Lord ,
You are God ,
who made heaven and earth and the sea ,
and all that is in them ,
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who by the mouth of Your servant David have said : "
Why did the nations rage ,
And the people plot vain things ?
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The kings of the earth took their stand ,
And the rulers were gathered together Against the LORD and against His Christ .'
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For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus ,
whom You anointed ,
both Herod and Pontius Pilate ,
with the Gentiles and the people of Israel ,
were gathered together
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to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done .
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Now ,
Lord ,
look on their threats ,
and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word ,
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by stretching out Your hand to heal ,
and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus ."
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And when they had prayed ,
the place where they were assembled together was shaken ;
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit ,
and they spoke the word of God with boldness .