³⁴ Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named ^(A)Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in respect by all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles outside for a little while. ³⁵ And he said to them: “Men of Israel, ^[a]take heed to yourselves what you intend to do regarding these men. ³⁶ For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, ^[b]joined him. He was slain, and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing.