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And as they spake vnto the people, the Priests and the captaine of the Temple, and the Sadduces came vpon them,

Being grieued that they taught the people, and preached through Iesus the resurrection from the dead.

And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold vnto the next day: for it was now euentide.

Howbeit, many of them which heard the word, beleeued, and the number of the men was about fiue thousand.

And it came to passe on the morow, that their rulers, and Elders, and Scribes,

And Annas the high Priest, and Caiphas, and Iohn, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kinred of the high Priest, were gathered together at Hierusalem.

And when they had set them in the middest, they asked, By what power, or by what name haue ye done this?

Then Peter filled with the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of Israel,

If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what meanes he is made whole,

Be it knowen vnto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the Name of Iesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whome God raised from the dead, euen by him, doeth this man stand here before you, whole.

This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

Neither is there saluation in any other: for there is none other name vnder heauen giuen among men whereby we must be saued.

Now when they sawe the boldnesse of Peter and Iohn, and perceiued that they were vnlearned and ignorant men, they marueiled, and they tooke knowledge of them, that they had bene with Iesus.

And beholding the man which was healed, standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the Council, they conferred among themselues,

Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath bene done by them, is manifest to all them that dwell in Hierusalem, and we cannot denie it.

But that it spread no farther among the people, let vs straitly threaten them, that they speake henceforth to no man in this Name.

And they called them, and commanded them, not to speake at all, nor teach in the Name of Iesus.

But Peter and Iohn answered, and said vnto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God, to hearken vnto you more then vnto God, iudge ye.

For wee cannot but speake the things which we haue seene and heard.

So when they had further threatned them, they let them goe, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

For the man was aboue fourtie yeeres olde, on whome this miracle of healing was shewed.