if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a sick man – by what means this man was healed –

But the crowd began to shout, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God in a way contrary to the law!”

because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.

So in this case I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this undertaking originates with people, it will come to nothing,

And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.

For the man, on whom this miraculous sign of healing had been performed, was over forty years old.

But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.

Then he said to the council, “Men of Israel, pay close attention to what you are about to do to these men.

He found there a man named Aeneas who had been confined to a mattress for eight years because he was paralyzed.

But Peter helped him up, saying, “Stand up. I too am a mere mortal.”

who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

At daybreak the magistrates sent their police officers, saying, “Release those men.”

Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

Agrippa said to Festus, “I would also like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he replied, “you will hear him.”

and as they were leaving they said to one another, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”

Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”

But a Pharisee whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the council and ordered the men to be put outside for a short time.