¹² And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers

⁵ On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, ⁶ with ^(A)Annas the high priest and ^(B)Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. ⁷ And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, ^(C)“By what power or ^(D)by what name did you do this?” ⁸ Then Peter, ^(E)filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, ⁹ if we are being examined today ^(F)concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, ¹⁰ let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that ^(G)by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, ^(H)whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. ^11 (I)This Jesus^[a] is the stone that was ^(J)rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.^{[b] 12} And there is ^(K)salvation ^(L)in no one else, for ^(M)there is no other ^(N)name under heaven given among men^[c] by which we must be saved.”

^13 (O)Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. ¹⁴ But seeing the man who was healed ^(P)standing beside them, ^(Q)they had nothing to say in opposition. ¹⁵ But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another, ¹⁶ saying, ^(R)“What shall we do with these men? For that ^(S)a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. ¹⁷ But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them ^(T)to speak no more to anyone in this name.” ¹⁸ So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. ¹⁹ But Peter and John answered them, ^(U)“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, ²⁰ for ^(V)we cannot but speak of what ^(W)we have seen and heard.” ²¹ And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, ^(X)because of the people, for all were praising God ^(Y)for what had happened. ²² For the man on whom this sign of healing was performed was more than forty years old.

The Guard at the Tomb

⁶² The next day, that is, after the day of ^(A)Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate ⁶³ and said, “Sir, we remember how ^(B)that impostor said, while he was still alive, ^(C)‘After three days I will rise.’ ⁶⁴ Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, ^(D)lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.”

Jesus Delivered to Pilate

27 ^(A)When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people ^(B)took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. ² And they bound him and ^(C)led him away and ^(D)delivered him over to ^(E)Pilate the governor.

^3 (A)Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in ^(B)the palace of the high priest, whose name was ^(C)Caiaphas, ^4 (D)and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.