Acts 4:16-24

¹⁶Saying: What shall we do to these men? for indeed a known miracle hath been done by them, to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: it is manifest, and we cannot deny it.

¹⁷But 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.

¹⁸And calling them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus.

¹⁹But Peter and John answering, said to them: If it be just in the sight of God, to hear you rather than God, judge ye.

²⁰For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

²¹But 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.

²²For the man was above forty years old, in whom that miraculous cure had been wrought.

²³And being let go, they came to their own company, and related all that the chief priests and ancients had said to them.

²⁴Who having heard it, with one accord lifted up their voice to God, and said: Lord, thou art he that didst make heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are in them.