Acts 5:25-29
Acts 5:25-29 TPT
Someone came and informed them, “The men you put in prison are out there standing in the temple courts, teaching the people!” So the captain of the temple guard and his officers went to arrest them once again, but without using force, for they were afraid the people would stone them. When they brought them before the council, the high priest demanded an explanation, saying, “Didn’t we strictly warn you that you were to never again teach in this name? But instead you have now filled all of Jerusalem with this doctrine and are committed to holding us responsible for this man’s death!” Peter and the apostles replied, “We must listen to and obey God more than pleasing religious leaders.