Persecution of the Apostles and Their Witness
Acts 5:17-42
Acts.5.17 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Αναστας: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,sg,m
- δε: CONJ
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- αρχιερευς: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- συν: PREP
- αυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- ουσα: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,sg,f
- αιρεσις: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- Σαδδουκαιων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- επλησθησαν: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,pl
- ζηλου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Acts 4:1-3 (verbal): Same opponents named (the priests and the Sadducees) arresting the apostles — directly parallels the identification of the Sadducean party and their hostility.
- Acts 5:18 (structural): Immediate narrative continuation: after being filled with rage they seize the apostles and put them in custody — shows the consequence of the council's zeal.
- Acts 23:6-8 (thematic): Contrast between Pharisees and Sadducees (Sadducees deny the resurrection) and their hostile reactions in council settings — illuminates the Sadducees' distinct identity and motives.
- John 11:47-53 (thematic): The chief priests and Pharisees convene a council over Jesus' signs and plot action against him — parallels the Jerusalem leaders' council responses to perceived threats.
- Matthew 26:3-4 (thematic): The chief priests and elders gather to plan Jesus' arrest and death — another instance of Jewish leadership organizing against a perceived disruptive movement.
Alternative generated candidates
- But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him—members of the party of the Sadducees—filled with jealousy.
- But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.
Acts.5.18 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- επεβαλον: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- τας: ART,acc,pl,f
- χειρας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- επι: PREP
- τους: ART,acc,pl,m
- αποστολους: NOUN,acc,pl,m
- και: CONJ
- εθεντο: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- εν: PREP
- τηρησει: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- δημοσια: ADV
Parallels
- Acts 4:3 (verbal): Same verbs and action — the authorities 'laid hands on' the apostles and put them in custody (arrest and imprisonment) in response to their preaching.
- Acts 12:4 (thematic): Herod arrests Peter and 'put him in prison' under heavy guard — another instance in Acts where an apostle is seized and publicly imprisoned by hostile authorities.
- Acts 16:23-24 (thematic): Paul and Silas are beaten, thrown into prison, and secured in stocks — a parallel episode of apostolic imprisonment and public custody in Acts.
- Luke 22:54-55 (allusion): Peter is seized and taken to the high priest's courtyard and held in custody — an earlier Lucan account of followers of Jesus being arrested and detained, thematically related to the apostles' arrest in Acts.
Alternative generated candidates
- They laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.
- And they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.
Acts.5.19 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- αγγελος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- δε: CONJ
- κυριου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- δια: PREP
- νυκτος: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ηνοιξε: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- τας: ART,acc,pl,f
- θυρας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- φυλακης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- εξαγαγων: PART,aor,act,nom,sg,m
- τε: CONJ
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- ειπεν·: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- Acts 12:6-11 (verbal): An angel at night opens the prison and leads out the apostle (Peter); closely parallels the same action and wording of an angel opening prison doors.
- Acts 16:25-34 (structural): Paul and Silas experience a supernatural release when the prison is shaken, doors opened, and chains loosed—same motif of divine intervention freeing prisoners and resulting consequences for the jailer.
- Psalm 34:7 (thematic): Speaks of the angel of the LORD encamping around and delivering the righteous; shares the theme of angelic deliverance from danger or captivity.
- Daniel 6:22 (allusion): God rescues Daniel in the lions' den (the divine agent shuts the lions' mouths); parallels the theme of divine/angelic protection and rescue of the faithful in confinement.
Alternative generated candidates
- But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, saying,
- But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, brought them out, and said,
Acts.5.20 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Πορευεσθε: VERB,pres,mid,imp,2,pl
- και: CONJ
- σταθεντες: VERB,aor,pass,part,nom,pl,m
- λαλειτε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,pl
- εν: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- ιερω: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- λαω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
- παντα: ADJ,nom,pl,n
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- ρηματα: NOUN,acc,pl,n
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- ζωης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- ταυτης: DEM,gen,sg,f
Parallels
- Acts 4:20 (thematic): The apostles insist on speaking the truth despite threats (“we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard”), echoing the obligation in Acts 5:20 to proclaim the message.
- Acts 5:42 (structural): Summarizes the apostles’ continuing activity — teaching daily in the temple and homes — directly parallels the location and ongoing public proclamation commanded in 5:20.
- John 6:68 (verbal): Peter’s confession “you have the words of eternal life” closely parallels the phrase in Acts 5:20 (“words of this life”), linking the apostles’ message to life-giving teaching.
- Luke 24:47-48 (thematic): The post‑resurrection commission to proclaim repentance and forgiveness beginning in Jerusalem and to be witnesses parallels the instruction in Acts 5:20 to speak publicly in the temple to the people.
- Matthew 10:27 (verbal): Jesus’ command to proclaim openly what has been revealed (“what I tell you in darkness, speak in the light”) echoes the imperative in Acts 5:20 to stand and publicly proclaim the message in the temple.
Alternative generated candidates
- “Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.”
- "Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."
Acts.5.21 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ακουσαντες: PTCP,aor,act,nom,pl,m
- δε: CONJ
- εισηλθον: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- υπο: PREP
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- ορθρον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- εις: PREP
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- ιερον: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- και: CONJ
- εδιδασκον: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,pl
- Παραγενομενος: VERB,aor,mid,part,nom,ms
- δε: CONJ
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- αρχιερευς: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- συν: PREP
- αυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- συνεκαλεσαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- συνεδριον: NOUN,nom,sg,n
- και: CONJ
- πασαν: ADJ,acc,sg,f
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- γερουσιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- υιων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- Ισραηλ: NOUN,voc,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- απεστειλαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- εις: PREP
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- δεσμωτηριον: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- αχθηναι: VERB,aor,pass,inf
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
Parallels
- Acts 5:20 (verbal): The angel's command to 'go and stand in the temple and speak to the people' immediately explains why they entered the temple to teach in the morning.
- Acts 5:18 (structural): Earlier in the chapter the priests and Sadducees had seized the apostles and put them in prison; v.21 continues the cycle of arrest, release, and renewed public teaching.
- Acts 4:18-20 (thematic): Peter and John were similarly forbidden and threatened for teaching in the temple 'in the name of Jesus,' showing a recurring conflict between the apostles' proclamation and the Jewish authorities.
- Mark 14:53-65 (allusion): Jesus is brought before the high priest and the Sanhedrin in an early-morning hearing; this parallels the role of the high priest and council in Acts 5:21 as judicial actors confronting Jesus' followers.
- Acts 12:1-5 (thematic): Herod's arrest and imprisonment of the apostles (with James killed and Peter imprisoned) reflects the broader pattern of political and religious persecution of the early church seen in Acts 5:21.
Alternative generated candidates
- When they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. The council and the elders gathered around them, with the high priest summoning them and questioning them,
- When they heard this, at daybreak they entered the temple and taught. The high priest and those who were with him came, called the council, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
Acts.5.22 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- δε: CONJ
- παραγενομενοι: VERB,part,pres,mp,nom,pl,m
- υπηρεται: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- ουχ: PART,neg
- ευρον: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- εν: PREP
- τη: ART,dat,sg,f
- φυλακη: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- αναστρεψαντες: PPL,aor,act,nom,pl,m
- δε: CONJ
- απηγγειλαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
Parallels
- Acts 5:18 (structural): Immediate context: the apostles had just been seized and put in the prison, providing the narrative contrast to the officers' later failure to find them.
- Acts 5:19–21 (verbal): Direct narrative parallel: an angel frees the apostles at night and sends them back to the temple, explaining why the officers did not find them in the prison.
- Acts 12:6–10 (thematic): Parallel episode of a miraculous prison release (Peter) in which guards/keepers discover the prisoner gone; similar motif of divine intervention and authorities' bewilderment.
- Matthew 28:11–15 (thematic): Guards at the tomb report an unexpected absence (the empty tomb) to the religious authorities; comparable motif of officials finding a location empty and making a report.
Alternative generated candidates
- “We strictly commanded you not to teach in this name, and yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.”
- But the officers who went found the prison shut and the guards standing at the doors. When they opened, they found no one inside.
Acts.5.23 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- λεγοντες: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,pl,masc
- οτι: CONJ
- Το: ART,nom,sg,n
- δεσμωτηριον: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- ευρομεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,1,pl
- κεκλεισμενον: VERB,perf,pass,ptc,acc,sg,n
- εν: PREP
- παση: ADJ,dat,sg,f
- ασφαλεια: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- τους: ART,acc,pl,m
- φυλακας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- εστωτας: VERB,perf,act,ptc,acc,pl,m
- επι: PREP
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- θυρων: NOUN,gen,pl,f
- ανοιξαντες: VERB,aor,act,ptc,nom,pl,m
- δε: CONJ
- εσω: ADV
- ουδενα: PRON,acc,sg,m
- ευρομεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,1,pl
Parallels
- Acts 5:19-20 (verbal): Same narrative: an angel of the Lord opens the prison at night and brings the apostles out, explaining why the jail was found unlocked and empty.
- Acts 12:6-10 (thematic): Angelic rescue of a prisoner (Peter): chains fall off and doors open while the guards are incapacitated—parallel motif of miraculous release despite guards.
- Acts 16:25-26 (thematic): Paul and Silas experience a supernatural opening of the prison (earthquake) and the loosening of chains, another instance in Acts where prisoners are freed by divine intervention and doors are opened.
- Matthew 28:2-4 (thematic): An angel acts at a guarded site (the tomb): the stone is moved and the guards are rendered helpless—parallel of heavenly agency, guarded enclosure, and an unexpected empty space.
Alternative generated candidates
- But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
- When the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were perplexed about what would become of this matter.
Acts.5.24 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ως: ADV
- δε: CONJ
- ηκουσαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- τους: ART,acc,pl,m
- λογους: NOUN,acc,pl,m
- τουτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- τε: CONJ
- στρατηγος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- ιερου: NOUN,gen,sg,n
- και: CONJ
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- αρχιερεις: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- διηπορουν: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,pl
- περι: PREP
- αυτων: PRON,gen,pl,m
- τι: PRON,int,nom,sg,n
- αν: PART
- γενοιτο: VERB,aor,opt,mid,3,sg
- τουτο: PRON,nom,sg,n
Parallels
- Acts 5:18-20 (structural): Describes the apostles' arrest, imprisonment, and the angelic release that explains why the temple captain and chief priests are perplexed in 5:24.
- Acts 5:21-23 (verbal): Immediate continuation: the officers return, find the prison empty, and report this to the council—directly shows the perplexity mentioned in 5:24.
- Acts 5:27-33 (structural): The apostles are brought before the council and questioned; the leaders' inability to control the situation and their reaction continue the theme of the authorities' confusion and opposition.
- Acts 4:1-13 (thematic): Earlier scene where the chief priests and Sadducees arrest Peter and John and are struck by the apostles' boldness—parallels the recurring conflict and the leaders' astonishment/perplexity.
- Acts 12:6-11 (allusion): Peter's miraculous release from prison by an angel and the guards' astonishment parallel the miraculous departure of the apostles and the resulting confusion of the authorities in Acts 5.
Alternative generated candidates
- The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
- Someone came and reported to them, "Behold, the men whom you put in the prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people."
Acts.5.25 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- παραγενομενος: VERB,aor,mid,part,nom,sg,m
- δε: CONJ
- τις: PRON,nom,sg,?
- απηγγειλεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- αυτοις: PRO,dat,pl,3
- οτι: CONJ
- Ιδου: PART
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- ανδρες: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- ους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- εθεσθε: VERB,aor,act,ind,2,pl
- εν: PREP
- τη: ART,dat,sg,f
- φυλακη: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- εισιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,pl
- εν: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- ιερω: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- εστωτες: VERB,perf,act,part,nom,pl,m
- και: CONJ
- διδασκοντες: PART,pres,act,nom,pl,m
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- λαον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
Parallels
- Acts 5:20 (structural): Immediate narrative continuation: the angel commanded the apostles to 'Go, stand and speak to the people,' which explains why they are found in the temple teaching.
- Acts 4:3 (thematic): Earlier account of the apostles being arrested and placed in custody, paralleling the report that 'the men whom you put in prison' are now free and preaching.
- Acts 4:18-20 (thematic): The council had commanded the apostles not to speak in Jesus' name, yet the apostles insist on obeying God rather than men and continue to proclaim—echoed by their teaching in the temple.
- Matthew 10:19-20 (allusion): Jesus warned his disciples that when persecuted they should not worry what to say because the Spirit will speak through them—a promise that undergirds the apostles' bold public teaching despite arrest.
Alternative generated candidates
- God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
- Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, not with force, for they feared the crowd might stone them.
Acts.5.26 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- τοτε: ADV
- απελθων: VERB,aor,act,ptc,nom,m,sg
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- στρατηγος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- συν: PREP
- τοις: ART,dat,pl,n
- υπηρεταις: NOUN,dat,pl,m
- ηγαγεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- ου: PART,neg
- μετα: PREP
- βιας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- εφοβουντο: VERB,impf,mid,ind,3,pl
- γαρ: PART
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- λαον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- μη: PART
- λιθασθωσιν: VERB,aor,pass,subj,3,pl
Parallels
- Acts 4:21 (verbal): The council threatens the apostles but lets them go “because of the people,” using nearly the same rationale and wording for restraint as in Acts 5:26.
- Luke 19:47-48 (thematic): The chief priests and scribes want to destroy Jesus but refrain from open action because the people are listening to him—same motif of authorities avoiding force for fear of popular reaction.
- John 7:13 (allusion): People do not speak openly about Jesus “for fear of the Jews,” reflecting the broader phenomenon of silence or restraint motivated by fear of the crowd or public consequence.
- Matthew 27:24-25 (thematic): Pilate yields to the crowd’s demand to crucify Jesus (washing his hands), showing another instance where officials bow to or are constrained by popular pressure rather than exercising independent force.
Alternative generated candidates
- And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”
- When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest stood up and questioned them,
Acts.5.27 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Αγαγοντες: VERB,aor,act,ptc,nom,m,pl
- δε: CONJ
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- εστησαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- εν: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- συνεδριω: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- και: CONJ
- επηρωτησεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- αρχιερευς: NOUN,nom,sg,m
Parallels
- Acts 4:5 (structural): Same courtroom setting earlier in Acts: apostles are brought before the ruling council (Sanhedrin) to be questioned—parallel scene and narrative function.
- Acts 5:21 (verbal): Near-verbatim repetition earlier in the same chapter: the phrase about being 'brought and set before the council' occurs again, highlighting the recurring arrest/interrogation motif.
- Luke 22:66–71 (thematic): Jesus is brought before the council and examined by the high priest—same pattern of religious authorities assembling to question an accused figure.
- Mark 14:53–65 (verbal): Mark’s account of Jesus being led to the high priest and confronted by chief priests and elders echoes the language and function of the Sanhedrin interrogation in Acts.
Alternative generated candidates
- When they heard this they were enraged and wished to put them to death.
- "We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, and yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us."
Acts.5.28 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- λεγων·Παραγγελια: VERB,pres,act,ptc,nom,pl,m
- παρηγγειλαμεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,1,pl
- υμιν: PRON,dat,pl,2
- μη: PART
- διδασκειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- επι: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- ονοματι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- τουτω: DEM,dat,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- ιδου: PART
- πεπληρωκατε: VERB,perf,act,ind,2,pl
- την: ART,acc,sg,f
- Ιερουσαλημ: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- διδαχης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- υμων: PRON,gen,pl,2
- και: CONJ
- βουλεσθε: VERB,pres,midd,ind,2,pl
- επαγαγειν: VERB,aor,act,inf
- εφ᾽ημας: PREP+PRON,acc,pl
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- αιμα: NOUN,nom,sg,neut
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- ανθρωπου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- τουτου: DEM,gen,sg,m
Parallels
- Acts 4:18 (verbal): The council's earlier prohibition—'commanded them not to speak or teach in the name of Jesus'—uses the same injunction forbidding teaching in this name.
- Acts 5:30-31 (structural): The apostles immediately answer the council's charge by accusing the leaders of killing the 'Prince of life' and affirming God's vindication—directly connected to the council's concern about 'this man's blood.'
- Luke 11:49-51 (allusion): Jesus condemns leaders who will 'fill Jerusalem' with the blood of the prophets and says their guilt will come upon them—language and imagery similar to the council's claim about bringing blood upon themselves.
- Matthew 27:25 (thematic): The crowd's declaration 'His blood be on us and on our children' parallels the theme of communal responsibility for the blood of Jesus invoked by the council in Acts 5:28.
- Acts 7:52 (thematic): Stephen accuses the Jewish leaders of always resisting the Holy Spirit and killing the Righteous One and the prophets—echoing the theme of leadership culpability for shedding righteous blood found in Acts 5:28.
Alternative generated candidates
- But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while.
- But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
Acts.5.29 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- αποκριθεις: VERB,aor,pass,ptc,nom,sg,m
- δε: CONJ
- Πετρος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- αποστολοι: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- ειπαν·Πειθαρχειν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl+VERB,pres,act,inf
- δει: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- θεω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
- μαλλον: ADV
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- ανθρωποις: NOUN,dat,pl,m
Parallels
- Acts 4:19-20 (verbal): Peter and John respond to civil prohibition with language parallel to Acts 5:29 — they refuse to obey human authorities when that would contradict God's command to witness to what they have seen and heard.
- Daniel 3:16-18 (thematic): Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refuse the king's command to worship the image, affirming their obligation to serve God rather than obey a human ruler; a clear precedent for civil disobedience on religious grounds.
- Daniel 6:10 (thematic): Daniel continues to pray despite a royal edict forbidding prayer to any god but the king, demonstrating faithful obedience to God in defiance of human law, paralleling the apostles' stance.
- Romans 13:1-2 (thematic): Paul's exhortation to submit to governing authorities provides the broader scriptural context for the apostles' claim; Acts 5:29 implicitly negotiates the limits of such submission when human commands conflict with divine command.
Alternative generated candidates
- Then he said to them, “Fellow Israelites, pay attention to yourselves as to these men: keep back what you intend to do to them.
- The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
Acts.5.30 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- πατερων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- ημων: PRON,gen,pl,1
- ηγειρεν: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,sg
- Ιησουν: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- ον: PART,pres,act,nom,sg,m
- υμεις: PRON,nom,pl,2
- διεχειρισασθε: VERB,aor,mid,ind,2,pl
- κρεμασαντες: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,m,pl
- επι: PREP
- ξυλου·: NOUN,gen,sg,n
Parallels
- Acts 2:24 (verbal): Uses the same claim that 'God raised him up' to explain Jesus' resurrection as divine vindication of one who was put to death.
- Acts 3:15 (verbal): Peter likewise accuses the audience of killing 'the Prince of life' and affirms that 'God raised him from the dead,' echoing the combination of human killing and divine raising.
- Acts 10:39–40 (verbal): Peter's speech to Cornelius recounts that they 'killed' Jesus and 'hung him on a tree,' then states that 'God raised him on the third day,' closely paralleling both the crucifixion-on-a-tree and resurrection language.
- Galatians 3:13 (allusion): Paul cites 'Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree' to interpret Jesus' crucifixion on the tree as bearing curse/redemption—an interpretive echo of the 'hanged on a tree' motif.
- Luke 24:46–47 (thematic): Foretells that the Christ must suffer and be raised on the third day and that repentance and forgiveness will be proclaimed in his name—connecting Jesus' suffering, death, and resurrection themes found in Acts 5:30.
Alternative generated candidates
- For before these days Theudas rose up, boasting to be somebody; a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.
- God exalted him at his right hand to be Prince and Savior, to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
Acts.5.31 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- τουτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- αρχηγον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- σωτηρα: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- υψωσεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- τη: ART,dat,sg,f
- δεξια: NOUN,nom,sg,f
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- δουναι: VERB,aor,act,inf
- μετανοιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- Ισραηλ: NOUN,voc,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- αφεσιν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- αμαρτιων·: NOUN,gen,pl,f
Parallels
- Psalm 110:1 (quotation): The image of God exalting someone 'at my right hand' is the Psalm cited elsewhere in Acts to validate Jesus' exaltation to God's right hand.
- Luke 24:47 (verbal): Jesus charges the apostles that 'repentance and forgiveness of sins' should be proclaimed in his name—paralleling Acts' statement that God exalted him to give repentance and forgiveness.
- Acts 2:36 (thematic): Peter declares that God made Jesus both Lord and Messiah, a claim about divine exaltation and authority that parallels calling Jesus 'leader and savior' in Acts 5:31.
- Acts 2:38 (verbal): Peter's call to 'repent... for the forgiveness of your sins' ties repentance directly to the granting of forgiveness, the same linkage made in Acts 5:31.
- Hebrews 1:3 (allusion): Speaks of the Son 'making purification for sins' and then being 'seated at the right hand'—connecting atonement/forgiveness with exaltation as in Acts 5:31.
Alternative generated candidates
- Afterwards Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away many people; he too perished, and all who followed him were scattered.
- And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."
Acts.5.32 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- ημεις: PRON,nom,pl,1
- εσμεν: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,pl
- μαρτυρες: NOUN,nom,pl,m
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- ρηματων: NOUN,gen,pl,neut
- τουτων: PRON,gen,pl,m
- και: CONJ
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- πνευμα: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- αγιον: ADJ,acc,sg,neut
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- εδωκεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- θεος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- τοις: ART,dat,pl,n
- πειθαρχουσιν: VERB,pres,act,part,dat,pl,m
- αυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
Parallels
- Acts 1:8 (verbal): Links the twin ideas of being 'witnesses' and receiving the Holy Spirit (the Spirit empowers and enables witness).
- Acts 2:33 (verbal): Peter says Jesus (exalted) has poured out the Holy Spirit—paralleling the claim that God has given the Spirit to those who obey.
- Acts 10:44-47; 11:15-17 (allusion): Peter recounts Gentiles receiving the Holy Spirit as evidence that God 'gave them the Holy Spirit'—a parallel instance of God granting the Spirit to believers.
- Romans 8:16 (verbal): The Spirit 'bears witness with our spirit' to our status as God's children—echoing Acts' portrayal of the Spirit as a witness.
- John 15:26 (verbal): The Spirit (Helper) is described as one who 'will bear witness' to Jesus, reflecting the motif of the Holy Spirit as testifying/witnessing found in Acts 5:32.
Alternative generated candidates
- So now I tell you, refrain from these men and let them alone; if this plan or undertaking is of human origin, it will fail.
- When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and conferred together to put them to death.
Acts.5.33 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- δε: CONJ
- ακουσαντες: PTCP,aor,act,nom,pl,m
- διεπριοντο: VERB,impf,mid,ind,3,pl
- και: CONJ
- εβουλοντο: VERB,impf,mid,ind,3,pl
- ανελειν: VERB,aor,act,inf
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
Parallels
- Acts 7:54 (thematic): Similar council/crowd reaction to apostolic speech—listeners are enraged at the witness and respond with violent intent (Stephen is attacked after his speech).
- John 11:53 (thematic): The Jewish leaders take counsel to put Jesus to death—parallels the Sanhedrin's decision/ desire to kill the apostles as a response to provocative testimony.
- Mark 3:6 (verbal): Pharisees immediately take counsel with the Herodians 'how to destroy him'—language and intent (to kill) closely mirror the council's reaction in Acts 5:33.
- Matthew 26:3-4 (thematic): The chief priests and elders assemble and plot to arrest and kill Jesus—another instance of religious leaders conspiring to put God’s messengers to death in response to perceived threat.
Alternative generated candidates
- But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them — you might even find yourselves fighting against God.”
- But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and ordered the men to be put outside for a little while.
Acts.5.34 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- αναστας: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,sg,m
- δε: CONJ
- τις: PRON,nom,sg,?
- εν: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- συνεδριω: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- Φαρισαιος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- ονοματι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- Γαμαλιηλ: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- νομοδιδασκαλος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- τιμιος: ADJ,nom,sg,m
- παντι: PRON,dat,sg,m
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- λαω: NOUN,dat,sg,m
- εκελευσεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- εξω: ADV
- βραχυ: ADV
- τους: ART,acc,pl,m
- ανθρωπους: NOUN,acc,pl,m
- ποιησαι: VERB,aor,act,inf
Parallels
- Acts 22:3 (verbal): Direct reference to the same person — Paul states he was taught 'at the feet of Gamaliel,' confirming Gamaliel's role as a respected teacher of the law.
- Acts 5:38-39 (structural): Immediate continuation of Gamaliel's intervention in the council, giving the famous counsel to leave the apostles alone — explains his motive for ordering them out briefly.
- Acts 4:5-22 (thematic): Another scene of Peter and John before the council/Sanhedrin; parallels the legal setting, questioning of apostles, and council deliberations that frame Gamaliel's appearance.
- Matthew 23:2-3 (thematic): Describes the authority and public role of 'teachers of the law' (scribes/Pharisees) who 'sit in Moses' seat,' illuminating why Gamaliel would be 'honored by the whole people' and have influence in the council.
Alternative generated candidates
- And they were persuaded by him. After calling the apostles, they flogged them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and then released them.
- Then he said to them, "Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you propose to do with these men.
Acts.5.35 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ειπεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- τε: CONJ
- προς: PREP
- αυτους·Ανδρες: PRON,acc,3,pl
- Ισραηλιται: NOUN,voc,pl,m
- προσεχετε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,pl
- εαυτοις: PRON,dat,pl,m
- επι: PREP
- τοις: ART,dat,pl,n
- ανθρωποις: NOUN,dat,pl,m
- τουτοις: DEM,dat,pl,m
- τι: PRON,int,nom,sg,n
- μελλετε: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,pl
- πρασσειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
Parallels
- Acts 5:38-39 (structural): Immediate continuation of Gamaliel's speech advising the council to leave the apostles alone and to test whether the movement is from God—directly follows the warning in v.35.
- Acts 4:19-20 (thematic): Earlier scene where apostles are threatened by authorities; theme of official warnings and the apostles' response of obedience to God rather than men parallels the conflict prompting Gamaliel’s caution.
- Matthew 10:17 (verbal): Jesus' admonition 'Beware of men' (προσέχετε) echoes the same verb of warning used in Acts 5:35 and shares the motif of caution about hostile human authorities.
- Acts 7:51 (thematic): Stephen's rebuke of Jewish leaders for resisting the Holy Spirit and persecuting the prophets parallels the council's hostile stance toward the apostles and the broader theme of Israel's leaders rejecting God's messengers.
Alternative generated candidates
- So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
- For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody; a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were scattered and came to nothing.
Acts.5.36 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- προ: PREP
- γαρ: PART
- τουτων: PRON,gen,pl,m
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- ημερων: NOUN,gen,pl,f
- ανεστη: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- Θευδας: NOUN,nom,sg,masc
- λεγων: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,m,sg
- ειναι: VERB,pres,act,inf
- τινα: PRON,acc,sg,m
- εαυτον: PRON,acc,sg,masc,reflex
- ω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- προσεκλιθη: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,sg
- ανδρων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- αριθμος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- ως: ADV
- τετρακοσιων·ος: NUM,gen,pl,masc
- ανηρεθη: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,sg
- και: CONJ
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- οσοι: PRON,nom,pl,m
- επειθοντο: VERB,impf,mid,ind,3,pl
- αυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- διελυθησαν: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,pl
- και: CONJ
- εγενοντο: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,pl
- εις: PREP
- ουδεν: PRON,acc,sg,n
Parallels
- Acts 5:37 (thematic): Immediately following Theudas, Gamaliel cites Judas the Galilean as another failed revolutionary leader whose movement was broken up—same speech, same theme of aborted uprisings.
- Acts 21:38 (thematic): Paul’s accusers mention “a certain Egyptian” who earlier incited a revolt and led out thousands—another example of a charismatic rebel leader and a dispersed following.
- Acts 8:9-11 (verbal): Simon the Magus is said to have ‘claimed to be somebody’ and to have amazed the people, drawing followers—a verbal and functional parallel to Theudas’s self-presentation and following.
- Matthew 24:24 (thematic): Jesus warns that false Christs and prophets will arise and deceive many—thematic parallel about leaders who attract followers but ultimately mislead and fail.
Alternative generated candidates
- And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.
- After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were dispersed.
Acts.5.37 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- μετα: PREP
- τουτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
- ανεστη: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- Ιουδας: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- ο: ART,nom,sg,m
- Γαλιλαιος: NOUN,nom,sg,m
- εν: PREP
- ταις: ART,dat,pl,f
- ημεραις: NOUN,dat,pl,f
- της: ART,gen,sg,f
- απογραφης: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- απεστησε: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- λαον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- οπισω: ADV
- αυτου·κακεινος: PRON,gen,sg,m+PRON,nom,sg,m
- απωλετο: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,sg
- και: CONJ
- παντες: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- οσοι: PRON,nom,pl,m
- επειθοντο: VERB,impf,mid,ind,3,pl
- αυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
- διεσκορπισθησαν: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,pl
Parallels
- Acts 5:36 (structural): Immediate parallel in Gamaliel’s speech—another example (Theudas) used to make the same point about failed uprisings whose leaders perish and whose followers are dispersed.
- Luke 2:1 (verbal): Both verses mention a census/registration (Greek ἀπογραφὴ/ἀπογραφή) situating unrest in the context of imperial enrollment and taxation.
- Matthew 24:5 (thematic): Jesus warns that false messiahs and leaders will arise and deceive many—the theme of charismatic insurgents attracting followers who ultimately fail or face judgment.
- Numbers 16:31-33 (thematic): The rebellion of Korah depicts insurgent leaders who are destroyed and whose followers are dispersed—an Old Testament precedent for the fate of failed uprisings.
Alternative generated candidates
- (Note: verse numbers continue from prior numbering; the narrative flows.)
- So I tell you, refrain from these men and let them alone.
Acts.5.38 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- τα: ART,acc,pl,n
- νυν: ADV
- λεγω: VERB,pres,act,ind,1,sg
- υμιν: PRON,dat,pl,2
- αποστητε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,pl
- απο: PREP
- των: ART,gen,pl,m
- ανθρωπων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- τουτων: PRON,gen,pl,m
- και: CONJ
- αφετε: VERB,pres,act,imp,2,pl
- αυτους·: PRON,acc,pl,m
- οτι: CONJ
- εαν: CONJ
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- εξ: PREP
- ανθρωπων: NOUN,gen,pl,m
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- βουλη: NOUN,dat,sg,f
- αυτη: PRON,dat,sg,f
- η: ART,nom,sg,f
- το: ART,acc,sg,n
- εργον: NOUN,acc,sg,n
- τουτο: PRON,nom,sg,n
- καταλυθησεται: VERB,fut,pass,ind,3,sg
Parallels
- Acts 5:39 (verbal): Immediate continuation of Gamaliel’s argument: contrasts human counsel and God’s work—'but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them' (direct verbal parallel/antithesis).
- Acts 4:19–20 (thematic): Peter and John insist on obeying God rather than human authorities—connects to the theme that divine endorsement overrides human opposition.
- Matthew 7:16–20 (thematic): Jesus’ criterion of judging movements/teachers by their fruits parallels Gamaliel’s pragmatic test: assess whether a movement is from God by its outcome.
- 1 John 4:1–3 (thematic): The call to 'test the spirits' and discern true from false prophetic activity echoes the need to evaluate whether a movement is truly from God or merely human.
- Romans 8:31 (thematic): 'If God is for us, who can be against us?' expresses the same conviction that when God is behind an undertaking, human opposition cannot ultimately prevail.
Alternative generated candidates
- (Placeholder to preserve verse sequence — see surrounding verses for full sense.)
- If this plan or this work is of human origin, it will fail;
Acts.5.39 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ει: VERB,pres,act,ind,2,sg
- δε: CONJ
- εκ: PREP
- θεου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- εστιν: VERB,pres,act,ind,3,sg
- ου: PART,neg
- δυνησεσθε: VERB,fut,mid,ind,2,pl
- καταλυσαι: VERB,aor,act,inf
- αυτους·: PRON,acc,pl,m
- μηποτε: PART
- και: CONJ
- θεομαχοι: ADJ,nom,pl,m
- ευρεθητε: VERB,aor,pass,subj,2,pl
- επεισθησαν: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,pl
- δε: CONJ
- αυτω: PRON,dat,sg,m
Parallels
- Acts 5:29 (thematic): Same episode and immediate thematic parallel: the apostles insist on obeying God rather than human authorities (’We must obey God rather than men’), echoing the motive behind Gamaliel’s warning.
- Acts 9:4-5; 26:14 (allusion): Paul’s conversion scene links persecuting Christians with persecuting Christ/God (‘Saul, why persecutest thou me?’ / ‘it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks’), reflecting the warning that opposing the apostles may be opposing God.
- Isaiah 45:9 (allusion): The prophetic proverb ‘Woe to him who strives with his Maker’ resonates with Gamaliel’s caution that to attempt to overthrow what is from God is to fight against God.
- Romans 9:20 (verbal): Paul’s rhetorical rebuke ‘Who art thou that repliest against God?’ expresses the same principle — human beings are ill-equipped to oppose God’s purposes — paralleling Gamaliel’s admonition.
Alternative generated candidates
- (Placeholder)
- but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them—lest you be found even fighting against God."
Acts.5.40 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- προσκαλεσαμενοι: PART,aor,act,nom,pl,m
- τους: ART,acc,pl,m
- αποστολους: NOUN,acc,pl,m
- δειραντες: VERB,part,aor,act,nom,pl,m
- παρηγγειλαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- μη: PART
- λαλειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- επι: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- ονοματι: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- Ιησου: NOUN,gen,sg,m
- και: CONJ
- απελυσαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
Parallels
- Acts 4:18 (verbal): Nearly identical command: the Jewish council forbids the apostles to speak or teach in the name of Jesus (same prohibition repeated earlier).
- Acts 4:3 (structural): Earlier episode where the apostles are seized and questioned by the authorities—same pattern of arrest, interrogation, and attempt to silence the apostles. Acts 5.40 continues this recurring conflict.
- Acts 5:29 (thematic): Immediate theological response to the prohibition: the apostles refuse to obey human orders over God (‘We must obey God rather than men’), framing the beatings and command to be silent.
- Luke 21:12 (thematic): Jesus' prediction that his followers will be arrested and persecuted in his name — provides narrative-theological context for why the apostles face beatings and silencing.
- John 15:20 (thematic): Jesus' warning that those who follow him will be hated and persecuted as he was — explains the persecution motif behind the apostles being beaten and ordered to stop speaking in Jesus' name.
Alternative generated candidates
- They took his advice. Having called the apostles, they flogged them, charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
Acts.5.41 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- οι: ART,nom,pl,m
- μεν: PART
- ουν: CONJ
- επορευοντο: VERB,impf,mp,ind,3,pl
- χαιροντες: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,m,pl
- απο: PREP
- προσωπου: NOUN,gen,sg,n
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- συνεδριου: NOUN,gen,sg,n
- οτι: CONJ
- κατηξιωθησαν: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,pl
- υπερ: PREP
- του: ART,gen,sg,n
- ονοματος: NOUN,gen,sg,n
- ατιμασθηναι·: VERB,aor,pass,inf
Parallels
- Acts 5:40-42 (structural): Immediate context: the apostles are flogged (v.40) and then continue rejoicing and preaching (v.41–42), showing the same narrative of suffering and joyful witness.
- Acts 16:25-34 (thematic): Paul and Silas sing and praise God while imprisoned, and their suffering leads to witness and conversion—a parallel instance of rejoicing amid persecution.
- Philippians 1:29 (thematic): Paul teaches that believers are granted the privilege of suffering for Christ’s sake—echoing the idea of being 'counted worthy' to suffer for Jesus’ name.
- Matthew 5:11-12 (thematic): Jesus' beatitude: believers should rejoice when persecuted for his name, promising reward—directly parallels rejoicing over disgrace for Christ’s name.
- 1 Peter 4:14-16 (verbal): Speaks of being blamed 'for the name of Christ' and exhorts believers not to be ashamed but to glorify God—language and encouragement closely mirror Acts 5:41.
Alternative generated candidates
- And they left the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
Acts.5.42 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- πασαν: ADJ,acc,sg,f
- τε: CONJ
- ημεραν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- εν: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- ιερω: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- και: CONJ
- κατ᾽οικον: ADV
- ουκ: PART,neg
- επαυοντο: VERB,impf,mid/pass,ind,3,pl
- διδασκοντες: PART,pres,act,nom,pl,m
- και: CONJ
- ευαγγελιζομενοι: VERB,pres,mid,ptc,nom,pl,m
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- χριστον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
- Ιησουν: NOUN,acc,sg,m
Parallels
- Acts 5:20 (allusion): The apostles are commanded to ‘speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life’ — Acts 5:42 records them carrying out that charge (daily teaching in the temple).
- Acts 20:20 (verbal): Paul sums up his ministry as teaching ‘publicly and from house to house’ (δημοσίῳ καὶ οἴκοις), echoing Acts 5:42’s ‘in the temple and from house to house’ pattern of public and domestic proclamation.
- Acts 2:46-47 (thematic): The early community’s daily presence in the temple and continual praise/teaching (day by day continuing in the temple and breaking bread) parallels Acts 5:42’s description of constant, daily witness in public worship and homes.
- Mark 16:15 (thematic): The commission to ‘preach the gospel to every creature’ connects thematically with Acts 5:42’s nonstop proclamation of Jesus as the Christ — a missionary imperative to declare Jesus publicly and broadly.
Alternative generated candidates
- And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and proclaiming Jesus the Christ.
But the high priest arose, and all who were with him—of the party of the Sadducees—were filled with jealousy.
They laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, saying,
“Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.”
When they heard this, they entered the temple early in the morning and began to teach. When the high priest and his company came together, they called the council and sent to the prison to have them brought. But the officers who went found the prison shut and the guards standing at the doors; they returned and reported,
“We found the prison shut with all diligence, and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened we found no one inside.” Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were perplexed about what would come of this. But someone came and reported, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.”
Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence, for they feared the people that they might be stoned.
When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,
“We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, and behold you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.” But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
God exalted him at his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”
When they heard this they were cut to the heart and debated among themselves how they might put them to death. But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law respected by all the people, stood up and commanded that the men be put outside for a little while.
Then he said to them, “Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you propose to do as to these men.
For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody; a number, about four hundred, joined him. He was slain, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.
After him Judas the Galilean rose up at the time of the census and drew away people after him; he too perished, and all those who followed him were scattered. So I tell you, refrain from these men and let them alone. If this counsel or this work is of men, it will come to nothing,
but if it is of God you will not be able to overthrow them; you may even be found fighting against God.”
They were persuaded by him. They called the apostles and flogged them, and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them. And they departed from the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and proclaiming that Jesus is the Messiah.