2. They were upset because the two apostles were teaching the people. Peter and John were preaching that people will rise from death through the power of Jesus.
3. The Jewish leaders grabbed Peter and John and put them in jail. It was already night, so they kept them in jail until the next day.
4. But many of those who heard Peter and John preach believed the things they said. There were now about 5,000 men in the group of believers.
5. The next day the Jewish rulers, the Jewish elders, and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem.
6. Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander were there. Everyone from the high priest’s family was there.
7. They made Peter and John stand before them. The Jewish leaders asked them: “By what power or authority did you do this?”
21-22. The Jewish leaders could not find a way to punish them because all the people were praising God for what had been done. (This miracle was a proof from God. The man who was healed was more than 40 years old!) So the Jewish leaders warned the apostles again and let them go free.