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
31. and made him our Leader and Saviour. Then God gave him a place at his right side, so that the people of Israel would turn back to him and be forgiven.
32. We are here to tell you about all this, and so is the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to everyone who obeys God.
33. When the council members heard this, they became so angry that they wanted to kill the apostles.
34. But one of the members was the Pharisee Gamaliel, a highly respected teacher. He ordered the apostles to be taken out of the room for a little while.
35. Then he said to the council:People of Israel, be careful what you do with these men.