Deeds (Act) of Apostles 5:14-40

¹⁴And the multitude of men and of women believing in the Lord was more increased,

¹⁵so that they brought out sick men into streets, and laid in little beds and couches, that when Peter came, namely the shadow of him should shadow each of them, and they should be or were delivered from all their sicknesses.

¹⁶And the multitude of cities nigh to Jerusalem ran, bringing sick men, and that were travailed of unclean spirits, which all were healed.

¹⁷But the prince of priests rose up, and all that were with him, that is the heresy of Sadducees, and were filled with envy;

¹⁸and they laid hands on the apostles, and put them in the common ward or the common keeping.

¹⁹But the angel of the Lord opened by night the gates of the prison, and led them out, and said,

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

²¹Whom when they had heard, they entered early into the temple, and taught. And the prince of priests came, and they that were with him, and called together the council, and all the elder men of the children of Israel; and sent to the prison, that they should be brought forth.

²²And when the ministers came, and found them not, and for the prison was opened, or Soothly when the ministers came, and, the prison opened, found them not, they turned again and told,

²³and said, We found the prison shut with all diligence, and the keepers standing at the gates; but we opened, and found no man therein.

²⁴And as the magistrates of the temple, and the princes of priests heard these words, they doubted of them, what was done.

²⁵But a man came, and told to them, For lo! those men which ye have put into prison, be in the temple, and stand, and teach the people.

²⁶Then the magistrate went with the ministers, and brought them with-out violence; for they dreaded the people, lest they should be stoned.

²⁷And when they had brought them, they set them in the council; and the prince of priests asked them,

²⁸and said, In commandment we commanded you, that ye should not teach in this name, and lo! ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye will bring on us the blood of this man.

²⁹And Peter answered, and the apostles, and said, It behooveth to obey to God, more than to men.

³⁰The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging in a tree.

³¹God enhanced with his right hand this prince and Saviour, that penance were given to Israel or for to give penance to Israel, and remission of sins.

³²And we be witnesses of these words, and the Holy Ghost, whom God gave to all obeying to him.

³³When they heard these things, they were tormented, and thought to slay them.

³⁴But a man rose in the council, a Pharisee, Gamaliel by name, a doctor of the law, a worshipful man to all the people, and commanded the men to be put withoutforth for a while.

³⁵And he said to them, Ye men of Israel, take attention to yourselves on these men, what ye shall do.

³⁶For before these days Theudas, that said himself to be some man, to whom a number of men consented, about four hundred; which was slain, and all that believed to him, were scattered, and brought to nought.

³⁷After this, Judas of Galilee was in the days of profession, and turned away the people after him; and all how many ever consented to him, were dispersed, and he perished.

³⁸And now therefore I say to you, depart ye from these men, and suffer ye them; for if this counsel either work is of men, it shall be undone;

³⁹but if it is of God, ye may not undo them, lest peradventure ye be found to repugn against God.

⁴⁰And they consented to him; and they called together the apostles, and announced to them, that were beaten, that they should no more speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.