Acts 4:13-22 - The Name Forbidden

¹³ Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were plain and illiterate men, they were amazed; and they knew them again that they had been with Jesus: ¹⁴ but seeing the man that was cured standing with them, they had nothing to say against it. ¹⁵ Therefore they ordered them to withdraw from the council, ¹⁶ and conferred among themselves, saying, What shall we do with these men? for that indeed an evident miracle hath been wrought by them is manifest to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. ¹⁷ But that it may spread no farther among the people, let us severely charge them to speak no more to any man in this name. ¹⁸ So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus.

¹⁹ But Peter and John answered them, and said, Whether it be right in the sight of God to obey you rather than God, judge ye: ²⁰ for we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

²¹ So they threatened them more severely, and let them go; not finding how to punish them, because of the people: for they all glorified God for that which was done. ²² For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miraculous cure was wrought.