22. But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison. So they returned and reported,
23. saying, “We found the prison locked with maximum security and the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened up, we found no one inside.”
24. When the captain of the Temple and the ruling kohanim heard these words, they were perplexed about them, wondering where this would lead.
25. But someone came and reported to them, “The men you put in prison are standing in the Temple and teaching the people!”
26. Then the captain went off with the officers and brought the emissaries—but not with force, because they feared they might be stoned by the people.
27. When they had brought them, they placed them before the Sanhedrin. The kohen gadol questioned them,