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But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is ^(u)the sect of ^(v)the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

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

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

"Go, stand and ^[i]speak to the people in the temple ^[j](y)the whole message of this Life."

Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple ^(z)about daybreak and began to teach. Now when ^(aa)the high priest and his associates came, they called ^(ab)the ^[k]Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

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

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

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

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

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