2 They were upset because the two apostles were teaching the people and were preaching that people will rise from the dead through the power of Jesus.
3 The older leaders grabbed Peter and John and put them in jail. Since it was already night, they kept them in jail until the next day.
4 But many of those who had heard Peter and John preach believed the things they said. There were now about five thousand in the group of believers.
5 The next day the rulers, the elders, and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem.
6 Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander were there, as well as everyone from the high priest’s family.
7 They made Peter and John stand before them and then asked them, “By what power or authority did you do this?”
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and you elders,