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After they were released, they went to their own people and told them everything the high priests and the elders had said.Acts 12:12;">[xr]

When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said, "Master, you made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.2 Kings 19:15;">[xr]

When they had prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken, and all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.Acts 2:2,4;">[xr]

Now the whole group of believers was one in heart and soul, and nobody called any of his possessions his own. Instead, they shared everything they owned.Acts 2:44; 5:12; Romans 15:5-6; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 1:27; 2:2; 1 Peter 3:8;">[xr]

Then Peter said to her, "How could you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you outside as well."Matthew 4:7; Acts 5:3;">[xr]

She instantly fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead. So they carried her out and buried her next to her husband.Acts 5:5;">[xr]

Now many signs and wonders were continuously being performed by the apostles among the people. And they were all together in Solomon's Colonnade.Acts 2:43; 3:11; 4:32; 14:3; 19:11; Romans 15:19; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Hebrews 2:4;">[xr]

Then the high priest and all those from the sect of the Sadducees who were with him were filled with jealousy. So they went out,Acts 4:1-2,6;">[xr]

After they heard this, they went into the temple at daybreak and began to teach. The high priest and those who were with him arrived, called the CouncilSanhedrin">[fn] and all the elders of Israel together, and sent wordword">[fn] to the prison to have the men brought in.Acts 4:5-6;">[xr]

When the temple police got there, they did not find them in the prison. They came back and reported,

When the commander of the temple guards and the high priests heard these words, they were utterly at a loss as to what could have happened to them.Luke 22:4; Acts 4:1;">[xr]

When they brought them back, they made them stand before the Council,Sanhedrin">[fn] and the high priest began to question them.

When they heard this, they became furious and wanted to kill them.Acts 2:37; 7:54;">[xr]

However, if it is from God, you won't be able to stop them, and you may even discover that you are fighting against God!" So they were convinced by him.Luke 21:15; Acts 7:51; 9:5; 23:9; 1 Corinthians 1:25;">[xr]

After calling in the apostles and beating them, they ordered them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus and let them go.Matthew 10:17; 23:34; Mark 13:9; Acts 4:18;">[xr]

Every day in the temple and from house to house they kept teaching and proclaiming that Jesus is the Christ.[fn]Acts 2:46;">[xr]

This suggestion pleased the whole group. So they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a Gentile convert to Judaism from Antioch.Acts 8:5,26; 11:24; 21:8; Revelation 2:6,15, 26;">[xr]

They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.Acts 1:24; 8:17; 9:17; 13:3; 1 Timothy 4:14; 5:22; 2 Timothy 1:6;">[xr]

But they couldn't resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he kept speaking.Exodus 4:12; Isaiah 54:17; Luke 21:15; Acts 5:39;">[xr]

So they secretly got some men to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God."1 Kings 21:10,13; Matthew 26:59-60;">[xr]