church is
increased.

4:1. And as they were speaking to the people the priests and the officer
of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

4:2. Being grieved that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the
resurrection from the dead:

4:3. And they laid hands upon them and put them in hold till the next
day: for it was now evening.

4:4. But many of them who had heard the word believed: and the number of
the men was made five thousand.

4:5. And it came to pass on the morrow, that their princes and ancients
and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.

4:6. And Annas the high priest and Caiphas and John and Alexander: and
as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.

4:7. And setting them in the midst, they asked: By what power or by what
name, have you done this?

4:8. Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said to them: Ye princes of
the people and ancients, hear.

4:9. If we this day are examined concerning the good deed done to the
infirm man, by what means he hath been made whole:

4:10. Be it known to you all and to all the people of Israel, that by
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom
God hath raised from the dead, even by him, this man standeth here
before you, whole.

4:11. This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is
become the head of the corner.

4:12. Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other
name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved.

4:13. Now seeing the constancy of Peter and of John, understanding that
they were illiterate and ignorant men, they wondered: and they knew them
that they had been with Jesus.

4:14. Seeing the man also who had been healed, standing with them, they
could say nothing against it.

4:15. But they commanded them to go aside out of the council: and they
conferred among themselves,

4:16. Saying: What shall we do to these men? For indeed a miracle hath
been done by them, known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. It is
manifest: and we cannot deny it.

4:17. But that it may be no farther spread among the people, let us
threaten them that they speak no more in this name to any man.

4:18. And calling them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor teach
in the name of Jesus.

4:19. But Peter and John answering, said to them: If it be just, in the
sight of God, to hear you rather than God, judge ye.

4:20. For we cannot but speak the things wh