On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied, “Rulers of the people and elders,

And now, brothers, I know you acted in ignorance, as your rulers did too.

The kings of the earth stood together, and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord and against his Christ.’

This same Moses they had rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ God sent as both ruler and deliverer through the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

When both the Gentiles and the Jews (together with their rulers) made an attempt to mistreat them and stone them,

But the man who was unfairly hurting his neighbor pushed Moses aside, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?

Paul replied, “I did not realize, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, ‘You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.’”

For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.

and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.

Crispus, the president of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized.

So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio.

After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, “Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it.”

But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.

Claudius Lysias to His Excellency Governor Felix, greetings.

When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, screaming, “These people who have stirred up trouble throughout the world have come here too,

until another king who did not know about Joseph ruled over Egypt.

Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.

They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.