Acts 5:18-33

¹⁸and laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.

¹⁹But an angel of the Lord during the night opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out, said,

²⁰Go ye and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

²¹And when they heard it, they entered very early into the temple and taught. And when the high priest was come, and they that were with him, they called together the council and all the elderhood of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

²²And when the officers were come, they did not find them in the prison; and returned and reported

²³saying, We found the prison shut with all security, and the keepers standing at the doors; but when we had opened them, within we found no one.

²⁴And when they heard these words, both the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests were in perplexity as to them, what this would come to.

²⁵And some one coming reported to them, Lo, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.

²⁶Then the captain, having gone with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

²⁷And they bring them and set them in the council. And the high priest asked them,

²⁸saying, We strictly enjoined you not to teach in this name: and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this man.

²⁹But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men.

³⁰The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom ye have slain, having hanged on a cross.

³¹Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.

³²And we are his witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him.

³³But they, when they heard these things, were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them.