Deeds (Act) of Apostles 5:26-42

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.

⁴¹And they went joying from the sight of the council, that they were had worthy to suffer despising for the name of Jesus.

⁴²But each day they ceased not in the temple, and about houses, to teach and preach Jesus Christ.