24 When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were bewildered. They wondered what would happen next.
25 Then someone came and said, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courtyard. They are teaching the people."
26 So the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles back. But they didn't use force. They were afraid the people would kill them by throwing stones at them.
27 They brought the apostles to be judged by the Sanhedrin. The high priest questioned them.
28 "We gave you clear orders not to teach in Jesus' name," he said. "But you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching. You want to make us guilty of this man's death."
29 Peter and the other apostles replied, "We must obey God instead of people!
30 You had Jesus killed by nailing him to a cross. But the God of our people raised Jesus from the dead.