¹² But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread, so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.

⁹ He said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are more numerous and more powerful than we.^(A)

²⁸ We know that all things work together^[a] for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.^(A)

²⁸ saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,^[a] yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you are determined to bring this man’s blood on us.”^{(A) 29} But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.^{[b](B) 30} The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree.^{(C) 31} God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.^{(D) 32} And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”^(E)

³³ When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.^(F)

² much annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming that in Jesus there is the resurrection of the dead.^{(A) 3} So they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.^{(B) 4} But many of those who heard the word believed, and they numbered about five thousand.^(C)

¹⁹ The Pharisees then said to one another, “You see, you can do nothing. Look, the world has gone after him!”^(A)

⁷ Endure trials for the sake of discipline. God is treating you as children, for what child is there whom a parent does not discipline?^{(B) 8} If you do not have that discipline in which all children share, then you are illegitimate and not his children.^{(C) 9} Moreover, we had human parents to discipline us, and we respected them. Should we not be even more willing to be subject to the Father of spirits and live? ¹⁰ For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness.^{(D) 11} Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.^(E)