And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
So when they heard that, they went straight to the temple first thing in the morning and started teaching. Meanwhile, the high priest showed up with his crew and called together the whole council, basically every important religious leader in Israel, then sent someone to the prison to bring the apostles in.
The apostles went right back to doing what they were told not to do, while the religious leaders were ready for round two.
📚 Historical Context
In the early days of the Christian church, as described in the Book of Acts, the apostles Peter and his companions had been arrested by the high priest and the Sadducees for teaching about Jesus' resurrection and performing miracles. An angel miraculously released them from prison overnight and commanded them to return to the temple to continue proclaiming the message of salvation. As a result, the apostles obeyed and began teaching early in the morning, while the religious leaders assembled the council, unaware of the escape, and sent guards to retrieve them from jail.
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