22. But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council and reported,
23. “The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!”
24. When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end.
25. Then someone arrived with startling news: “The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple, teaching the people!”
26. The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would stone them.
27. Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them.