3. It was already late in the afternoon, and they arrested Peter and John and put them in jail for the night.
4. But a lot of people who had heard the message believed it. So by now there were about five thousand followers of the Lord.
5. The next morning the leaders, the elders, and the teachers of the Law of Moses met in Jerusalem.
6. The high priest Annas was there, as well as Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other members of the high priest's family.
7. They brought in Peter and John and made them stand in the middle while they questioned them. They asked, “By what power and in whose name have you done this?”
8. Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and told the nation's leaders and the elders:
9. You are questioning us today about a kind deed in which a crippled man was healed.
21-22. The officials could not find any reason to punish Peter and John. So they threatened them and let them go. The man who was healed by this miracle was more than forty years old, and everyone was praising God for what had happened.
23. As soon as Peter and John had been set free, they went back and told the others everything that the chief priests and the leaders had said to them.
24. When the rest of the Lord's followers heard this, they prayed together and said:Master, you created heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.
25. And by the Holy Spirit you spoke to our ancestor David. He was your servant, and you told him to say:“Why are all the Gentilesso furious?Why do peoplemake foolish plans?
26. The kings of earthprepare for war,and the rulersjoin togetheragainst the Lordand his Messiah.”
27. Here in Jerusalem, Herod and Pontius Pilate got together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel. Then they turned against your holy Servant Jesus, your chosen Messiah.