18And calling them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus.
19But Peter and John answering, said to them: If it be just in the sight of God, to hear you rather than God, judge ye.d
20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.e
Acts 4 records the first major collision between the apostolic church and the religious establishment. Peter and John are arrested for proclaiming the resurrection, questioned by the Sanhedrin, and released with a warning. The believers respond not with fear but with bold prayer,
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