'And2as1they3were speaking1to4the5people,6the9priests10and11the12captain13of the14temple15and16the17Sadducees18came upon7them,8 greatly annoyed1because23they5were teaching4the6people7and8proclaiming9in10Jesus12the13resurrection14from16the dead17 And1they arrested25them3and6put7themin8custody9until10the11next day,12for14it was13already16evening.15 But2many1of those3who had heard4the5word6believed,7and8the10number11of the12men13came to9about14five16thousand.15 On3the4next day5their7rulers9and10elders1112and13scribes15gathered together6in16Jerusalem,17 with1Annas2the3high priest4and5Caiaphas6and7John8and9Alexander,10and11all who12were13of14thehigh-priestly16family.15 And1when they had set2them3in4the5midst,6they inquired,7“By8what9power10or11by12what13name14did15you17do15this?”16 Then1Peter,2filled with3theHoly5Spirit,4said6to7them,8“Rulers9of the10people11and12elders,13 if1we2are being examined4today3concerning5a good deed6done toa crippled8man,7by9what means10this man11has been healed,12 let it be2known1to all of3you4and5to all6the7people8of Israel9that10by11the12name13of Jesus14Christ15of Nazareth,17whom18you19crucified,20whom21God23raised24from25the dead26— by27[him]28this man29is standing30before31you32well.33 This [Jesus]1is2the3stone4that was rejected6by7you,8the9builders,10which5has become12the cornerstone.1415 And1there is3salvation8in4no one6else,5for10there is12no9other13name11under14heaven16given18among19men20by21which22we25must23be saved.”24 Now2when they saw1the3boldness6of Peter5and7John,8and9perceived10that11they were14uneducated,13common16men,12they were astonished.17And19they recognized18that21they had been25with22Jesus.24 But2seeing4the1man3who was healed9standing7beside5them,6they had11nothing10to say in opposition.12 But2when they had commanded1them3to leave7the5council,6they conferred8with9one another,10 saying,1“What2shall we do3with these6men?5For9that7a notable10sign11has been performed12through13them14isevident19to all15the16inhabitants of17Jerusalem,18and20we cannot2122deny it.23 But1in order that2it may spread6no3further45among7the8people,9let us warn10them11to speak13no more12to anyone1819in14this17name.”16 So1they called2them3andcharged4themnot7to speak8or9teach10at all6in11the12name13of Jesus.15 But2Peter3and4John5answered6them,9“Whether10it is12right11in the sight13of God15to listen17to you16rather18than19to God,21you must judge,22 for3we cannot12but9speak10of what5we4have seen6and7heard.”8 And2when they had further threatened3them,they let4them5go,4finding7no6way89to punish10them,11because of12the13people,14for15all16were praising17God19for20what had happened.2122 For2the6man7on8whom9this13sign12of healing15was performed10was3more than4forty5years old.1 When they were released,1they went3to4their friends56and7reported8what9the12chief priests13and14the15elders16had said17to10them.11 And2when they heard3it,they lifted5theirvoices6together4to7God9and10said,11“Sovereign Lord,12who made15the16heaven17and18the19earth20and21the22sea23and24everything2526in27them,28 who1throughthe mouth8of3our4father3David,9your11servant,10said12by5theHoly7Spirit,6‘Why13did14the Gentiles15rage,14and16the peoples17plot18in vain?19 The2kings3of the4earth5set themselves,1and6the7rulers8were gathered9together,101112against13the14Lord15and16against17his20Anointed’—19 for2truly34in5this8city7there were gathered together1against9your13holy11servant12Jesus,14whom15you anointed,16both18Herod17and19Pontius20Pilate,21along with22the Gentiles23and24the peoples25of Israel,26 to do1whatever2your5hand4and6your9plan8had predestined10to take place.11 And1now,23Lord,4look5upon6their9threats8and10grant to11your14servants13to continueto speak18your21word20with15all17boldness,16 while12you7stretch out6your5hand4to heal,89and10signs11and12wonders13are performed14through15the16name of17your21holy19servant20Jesus.”22 And1when2they3had prayed,2the5place6in7which8they were9gathered together10was shaken,4and11they were12all13filled with12the14Holy15Spirit16and17continued to speak18the19word20of God22with23boldness.24 Now2the1full number3of those4who believed5were6of one10heart7and8soul,9and11no12one13said18thatany14of the things15that belonged16to him17was20his own,19but21they23had22everything24in common.25 And1with great3power2the7apostles8were giving4theirtestimony6to the9resurrection10of the11Lord12Jesus,13and15great16grace14was17upon18them20all.19 There was5not1a needy3person4among6them,7for9as many as8were14owners10of lands11or12houses13sold15them andbrought16the17proceeds18of what was sold1920 and1laid2itat3the4apostles’7feet,5and9it was distributed8to each10as11any13had15need.14 Thus2Joseph,1who was [also] called4by6the7apostles8Barnabas5(which means11son12of encouragement),13a Levite,14a16native17of Cyprus,15 sold4a field3that belonged1to him2andbrought5the6money7and8laid9itat10the11apostles’14feet.12