⁷ So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone.

² And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and ^(A)it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

²⁰ “Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people ^(A)all the words of this life.”

²¹ And when they heard that, they entered the temple early in the morning and taught. ^(B)But the high priest and those with him came and called the ^[a]council together, with all the ^[b]elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

Apostles on Trial Again

²² But when the officers came and did not find them in the prison, they returned and reported, ²³ saying, “Indeed we found the prison shut securely, and the guards standing ^[c]outside before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside!” ²⁴ Now when ^[d]the high priest, ^(C)the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be. ²⁵ So one came and told them, ^[e]saying, “Look, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”

²⁶ Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence, ^(D)for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned. ²⁷ And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, ²⁸ saying, ^(E)“Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, ^(F)and intend to bring this Man’s ^(G)blood on us!”

²⁹ But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: ^(H)“We ought to obey God rather than men.

God’s Revelation to Elijah

¹¹ Then He said, “Go out, and stand ^(A)on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord ^(B)passed by, and ^(C)a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; ¹² and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire ^[a]a still small voice.

¹³ So it was, when Elijah heard it, that ^(D)he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. ^(E)Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

^26 (A)Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately ^(B)all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed. ²⁷ And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. ²⁸ But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.”

²⁹ Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.