Acts 5:24-32

English Standard Version

²⁴ Now when ^(A)the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to. ²⁵ And someone came and told them, “Look! The men whom you put in prison ^(B)are standing in the temple and teaching the people.” ²⁶ Then ^(C)the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for ^(D)they were afraid of being stoned by the people.

²⁷ And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, ²⁸ saying, ^(E)“We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you ^(F)intend to bring this man's blood upon us.” ²⁹ But Peter and the apostles answered, ^(G)“We must obey God rather than men. ^30 (H)The God of our fathers ^(I)raised Jesus, ^(J)whom you killed by hanging him on ^(K)a tree. ³¹ God exalted ^(L)him at his right hand as ^(M)Leader and ^(N)Savior, ^(O)to give ^(P)repentance to Israel and ^(Q)forgiveness of sins. ³² And ^(R)we are witnesses to these things, and ^(S)so is the Holy Spirit, ^(T)whom God has given to those who obey him.”