1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 being sore troubled because they taught the people, and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide. 4 But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand. 5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem; 6 and Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this? 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders, 9 if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole; 10 be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even in him doth this man stand here before you whole. 11 He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner. 12 And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved. 13 Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. 14 And seeing the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. 15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, 16 saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. 17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. 18 And they called them, and charged them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye: 20 for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard. 21 And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done. 22 For the man was more than forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was wrought. 23 And being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said unto them. 24 And they, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, thou that didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is: 25 who by the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did the Gentiles rage, And the peoples imagine vain things? 26 The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed: 27 for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together, 28 to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to come to pass. 29 And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness, 30 while thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant Jesus. 31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. 33 And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. 34 For neither was there among them any that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, 35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto each, according as any one had need. 36 And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of exhortation), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race, 37 having a field, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

1 Enquanto Pedro e João ainda falavam ao povo, chegaram os sacerdotes, o capitão do templo e os saduceus, 2 ressentidos porque os apóstolos estavam ensinando o povo e anunciando, em Jesus, a ressurreição dentre os mortos. 3 Prenderam Pedro e João e os recolheram ao cárcere até o dia seguinte, pois já era tarde. 4 Porém muitos dos que ouviram a palavra creram, subindo o número desses homens a quase cinco mil.

5 No dia seguinte, as autoridades, os anciãos e os escribas se reuniram em Jerusalém 6 com o sumo sacerdote Anás, com Caifás, João, Alexandre e todos os que eram da linhagem do sumo sacerdote. 7 E, colocando os apóstolos diante deles, perguntaram:

— Com que poder ou em nome de quem vocês fizeram isso?

8 Então Pedro, cheio do Espírito Santo, lhes disse:

— Autoridades do povo e anciãos, 9 visto que hoje somos interrogados a propósito do benefício feito a um homem enfermo e do modo como ele foi curado, 10 saibam os senhores todos e todo o povo de Israel que, em nome de Jesus Cristo, o Nazareno, a quem vocês crucificaram e a quem Deus ressuscitou dentre os mortos, sim, em seu nome é que este está curado na presença de vocês. 11 Este Jesus é a pedra que vocês, os construtores, rejeitaram, mas ele veio a ser a pedra angular. 12 E não há salvação em nenhum outro, porque debaixo do céu não existe nenhum outro nome, dado entre os homens, pelo qual importa que sejamos salvos.

13 Ao verem a ousadia de Pedro e João, sabendo que eram homens iletrados e incultos, ficaram admirados; e reconheceram que eles haviam estado com Jesus. 14 Vendo que o homem que havia sido curado estava com eles, nada tinham a dizer em contrário. 15 E, mandando-os sair do Sinédrio, discutiam entre si, 16 dizendo:

— Que faremos com estes homens? Pois todos os moradores de Jerusalém sabem que um sinal notório foi feito por eles, e não o podemos negar. 17 Mas, para que não haja maior divulgação entre o povo, vamos ameaçá-los para não falarem mais neste nome a quem quer que seja.

18 Chamando-os, ordenaram-lhes que de modo nenhum falassem nem ensinassem no nome de Jesus. 19 Mas Pedro e João responderam:

— Os senhores mesmos julguem se é justo diante de Deus ouvirmos antes aos senhores do que a Deus; 20 pois nós não podemos deixar de falar das coisas que vimos e ouvimos.

21 Depois, ameaçando-os mais ainda, os soltaram, não tendo achado como os castigar, por causa do povo, porque todos glorificavam a Deus pelo que tinha acontecido. 22 Ora, o homem em quem tinha sido operado esse milagre de cura tinha mais de quarenta anos de idade.

23 Uma vez soltos, Pedro e João procuraram os irmãos e lhes contaram tudo o que os principais sacerdotes e os anciãos lhes tinham falado. 24 Ouvindo isto, unânimes, levantaram a voz a Deus e disseram:

— Tu, Soberano Senhor, fizeste o céu, a terra, o mar e tudo o que neles há! 25 Disseste por meio do Espírito Santo, por boca de Davi, nosso pai, teu servo:

"Por que se enfureceram

os gentios,

e os povos imaginaram

coisas vãs?

26 Os reis da terra se levantaram,

e as autoridades se juntaram

contra o Senhor

e contra o seu Ungido."

27 — Porque de fato, nesta cidade, Herodes e Pôncio Pilatos, com gentios e gente de Israel, se juntaram contra o teu santo Servo Jesus, a quem ungiste, 28 para fazerem tudo o que a tua mão e o teu propósito predeterminaram. 29 Agora, Senhor, olha para as ameaças deles e concede aos teus servos que anunciem a tua palavra com toda a ousadia, 30 enquanto estendes a tua mão para fazer curas, sinais e prodígios por meio do nome do teu santo Servo Jesus.

31 Tendo eles orado, tremeu o lugar onde estavam reunidos. Todos ficaram cheios do Espírito Santo e, com ousadia, anunciavam a palavra de Deus.

32 Da multidão dos que creram era um o coração e a alma. Ninguém considerava exclusivamente sua nem uma das coisas que possuía; tudo, porém, lhes era comum. 33 Com grande poder, os apóstolos davam testemunho da ressurreição do Senhor Jesus, e em todos eles havia abundante graça. 34 Não havia nenhum necessitado entre eles, porque os que possuíam terras ou casas, vendendo-as, traziam os valores correspondentes 35 e os depositavam aos pés dos apóstolos; então se distribuía a cada um conforme a sua necessidade.

36 Então José, a quem os apóstolos chamavam de Barnabé, que quer dizer filho da consolação, um levita natural de Chipre, 37 vendeu um campo que possuía, trouxe o dinheiro e o depositou aos pés dos apóstolos.