17But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.
18And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus.
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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