Acts 5:22-32 - The Apostles On Trial Again
22 But having come near, the officers did not find them in the prison. And returning, reported, 23 saying, We indeed found the prison shut with all safety, and the keepers standing outside in front of the doors. But having opened it, we found no one inside. 24 And when the high priest and the temple commander and the chief priests heard these things, they were bewildered about them, what this might be.
25 But one came, reporting to them, saying, Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people. 26 Then the commander went with the officers and brought them, not with force, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned. 27 And bringing them, they stood in the sanhedrin. And the high priest asked them, 28 saying, Did we not strictly command you that you not teach in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine and intend to bring this man's blood on us.
29 And Peter and the apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. 30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed and hanged on a tree. 31 This One God has exalted to be a Ruler and Savior to His right hand in order to give repentance and remission of sins to Israel. 32 And we are His witnesses of these things. And so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.