So they called the prisoners back and said in effect; "You must never more speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus."
Better to Obey God Than Man.
Said the apostles, "Whether it be right in the sight of God, to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
"For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard."
No doubt these priests would have punished the apostles then, if they had not been afraid of the people, all of whom "Glorified God for that which was done."
When they were let go, Peter and John went "to their own company," and told their friends all that had happened. When they heard it, the saints united in a prayer of thanksgiving to God for all His blessings unto them.[[1]]
At this meeting there was another mighty manifestation of the Holy Ghost, "and they spake the word of God with boldness."
DANGERS WITHIN THE FOLD
Unconverted.
But these leaders had to contend not only with enemies outside the Church but with the scheming, dishonest people who stole their way into the fold. There were men and women who had not repented of their sins before they were baptized; so they did not receive the Holy Ghost.