31. God exalted Him to His right hand to be Prince and Leader and Savior and Deliverer and Preserver, in order to grant repentance to Israel and to bestow forgiveness and release from sins.
32. And we are witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit is also, Whom God has bestowed on those who obey Him.
33. Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and infuriated and wanted to kill the disciples.
34. But a certain Pharisee in the council (Sanhedrin) named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, highly esteemed by all the people, standing up, ordered that the apostles be taken outside for a little while.
35. Then he addressed them [the council, saying]: Men of Israel, take care in regard to what you propose to do concerning these men.
36. For before our time there arose Theudas, asserting himself to be a person of importance, with whom a number of men allied themselves, about 400; but he was killed and all who had listened to and adhered to him were scattered and brought to nothing.