Acts 5:40
“And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.”
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
Related Verses
“And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.”
“And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.”
“But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.”
“And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.”
“But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,”