24. The captain of the temple police and the chief priests listened to their report, but they did not know what to think about it.
25. Just then someone came in and said, “Now those men you put in jail are in the temple, teaching the people!”
26. The captain went with some of the temple police and brought the apostles back. But they did not use force. They were afraid that the people might start throwing stones at them.
27. When the apostles were brought before the council, the high priest said to them,
28. “We told you plainly not to teach in the name of Jesus. But look what you have done! You have been teaching all over Jerusalem, and you are trying to blame us for his death.”
29. Peter and the apostles replied:We don't obey people. We obey God.
30. You killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. But the God our ancestors worshipped raised him to life