3 It was already late in the afternoon, and they arrested Peter and John and put them in jail for the night.
4 But a lot of people who had heard the message believed it. So by now there were about five thousand followers of the Lord.
5 The next morning the leaders, the elders, and the teachers of the Law of Moses met in Jerusalem.
6 The high priest Annas was there, as well as Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other members of the high priest's family.
7 They brought in Peter and John and made them stand in the middle while they questioned them. They asked, “By what power and in whose name have you done this?”
8 Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and told the nation's leaders and the elders:
9 You are questioning us today about a kind deed in which a crippled man was healed.