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.

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

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

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.

But Paul said to the police officers, “They had us beaten in public without a proper trial – even though we are Roman citizens – and they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! They themselves must come and escort us out!”