And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
So they brought Peter and John back in and straight up told them to stop talking about Jesus entirely, no preaching, no teaching, nothing in his name.
The authorities tried to silence them, but you can't cancel the gospel.
📚 Historical Context
In the early days of the Christian church, as recorded in the Book of Acts, Peter and John were arrested after healing a lame man and preaching boldly about Jesus in the temple. The Jewish religious leaders, including the high priest and the Sanhedrin, felt threatened by their message and summoned them to issue a strict command against speaking or teaching in Jesus' name. This incident reflects the growing tension between the fledgling Christian movement and the established Jewish authorities in first-century Jerusalem under Roman rule.
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