1. The apostles were still talking to the people, when some priests, the captain of the temple guard, and some Sadducees arrived.
2. These men were angry because the apostles were teaching the people that the dead would be raised from death, just as Jesus had been raised from death.
3. It was already late in the afternoon, and they arrested Peter and John and put them in jail for the night.
4. But a lot of people who had heard the message believed it. So by now there were about five thousand followers of the Lord.