⁷ They had Peter and John brought before them and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”

¹⁶ “What are we going to do with these men?”^(A) they asked. “Everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign,^(B) and we cannot deny it.

¹⁷ But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.”

¹⁸ Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.^(A)

²⁰ As for us, we cannot help speaking^(A) about what we have seen and heard.”^(B)