Acts 5:13-39

¹³And of other durst no man ioyne him selfe to them: neverthelater the people magnyfied them.

¹⁴The noumbre of them that beleved in the Lorde bothe of men and wemen grewe moare and moare:

¹⁵in so moche that they brought the sicke into the strettes and layde them on beddes and palettes that at the lest waye the shadowe of Peter when he came by myght shadowe some of them.

¹⁶There came also a multitude out of the cities roud about vnto Ierusalem bringynge sicke folkes and them which were vexed with vnclene spretes. And they were healed every one.

¹⁷Then the chefe preste rose vp and all they that were with him (which is the secte of the Saduces) and were full of indignacion

¹⁸and layde hondes on the Apostles and put them in the comen preson.

¹⁹But the angell of the Lorde by nyght openned the preson dores and brought them forthe and sayde:

²⁰goo steppe forthe and speake in the temple to the people all the wordes of this lyfe.

²¹When they hearde that they entred into the temple erly in the morninge and taught. The chefe prest came and they that were with him and called a counsell to gedder and all the elders of the chyldren of Israel and sent to the preson to fet them.

²²When the ministres came and founde them not in the preson they returned and tolde

²³sayinge: the preson founde we shut as sure as was possible and the kepers stondynge with out before the dores. But when we had opened we founde no man with in.

²⁴When the chefe prest of all and the ruler of the temple and the hye prestes hearde these thinges they douted of them whervnto this wolde growe.

²⁵Then came one and shewed them: beholde the men that ye put in preson stonde in the temple and teache the people.

²⁶Then went the ruler of the temple with ministers and brought the with out violence. For they feared the people lest they shuld have bene stoned.

²⁷And when they had brought them they set them before the counsell. And the chefe preste axed them

²⁸sayinge: dyd not we straytely commaunde you that ye shuld not teache in this name? And beholde ye have filled Ierusalem with youre doctrine and ye intende to brynge this mans bloud vpon vs.

²⁹Peter and the other Apostles answered and sayde: We ought moare to obey God then men.

³⁰The God of oure fathers raysed vp Iesus whom ye slewe and hanged on tre.

³¹Him hath god lifte vp with his right hand to be a ruler and a savioure for to geve repentaunce to Israell and forgevenes of synnes.

³²And we are his recordes concernynge these thinges and also the holy goost whom God hath geve to them that obey him.

³³When they hearde that they clave asunder: and sought meanes to slee them.

³⁴Then stode ther vp one in the counsell a Pharisey named Gamaliel a doctoure of lawe had in auctorite amonge all the people and commaunded to put the Apostles a syde a lytell space

³⁵and sayde vnto them: Men of Israel take hede to youre selves what ye entende to do as touchinge these men.

³⁶Before these dayes rose vp one Theudas bostinge him selfe to whom resorted a nombre of men about a foure hondred which was slayn and they all which beleved him were scatred a broode and brought to nought.

³⁷After this man arose ther vp one Iudas of Galile in the tyme when tribute began and drewe awaye moche people after him. He also perisshed: and all even as many as harkened to him are scattered a brood.

³⁸And now I saye vnto you: refrayne youre selves from these men let them alone. For yf the consell or this worke be of men it will come to nought.

³⁹But and yf it be of God ye can not destroye it lest haply ye be founde to stryve agaynst God.