Acts 4:1-13

1Some priests, the officer in charge of the temple guards, and some Sadducees approached Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.

2These religious authorities were greatly annoyed. Peter and John were teaching the people and spreading the message that the dead will come back to life through Jesus.

3So the temple guards arrested them. Since it was already evening, they put Peter and John in jail until the next day.

4But many of those who had heard the message became believers, so the number of men who believed grew to about 5,000.

5The next day the Jewish rulers, the leaders, and the experts in Moses’ Teachings met in Jerusalem.

6The chief priest Annas, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and the rest of the chief priest’s family were present.

7They made Peter and John stand in front of them and then asked, “By what power or in whose name did you do this?”

8Then Peter, because he was filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and leaders of the people,

9today you are cross-examining us about the good we did for a crippled man. You want to know how he was made well.

10You and all the people of Israel must understand that this man stands in your presence with a healthy body because of the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth. You crucified Jesus Christ, but God has brought him back to life.

11He is the stone that the builders rejected, the stone that has become the cornerstone.

12No one else can save us. Indeed, we can be saved only by the power of the one named Jesus and not by any other person.”

13After they found out that Peter and John had no education or special training, they were surprised to see how boldly they spoke. They realized that these men had been with Jesus.