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They laid hands on the apostles and ^(C1)put them in a public prison.

But during the night ^(C1)an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and leading them out, he said,

"Go, stand and ^(F1)speak to the people in the temple area ^(F2)(C1)the whole message of this Life."

Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple area ^(C1)about daybreak and began to teach. Now when ^(C2)the high priest and his associates came, they called ^(C3)the ^(F1)Council together, that is, all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison for them to be brought.

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But ^(C1)the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported,

saying, "We found the prison locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside."

Now when ^(C1)the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what ^(F1)would come of this.

But someone came and reported to them, "The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple area and teaching the people!"

Then ^(C1)the captain went along with ^(C2)the officers and proceeded to bring them back without violence (for ^(C3)they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned).