Acts 4:13-22

The rulers, elders, and teachers of the law were astonished when they saw the courage of Peter and John, because they considered them to be unlearned, ordinary men. They also remembered that they had been with JESUS. But they were speechless since they could see the man that had been healed standing there with them. So they commanded them to withdraw from the council while they conferred among themselves, saying, "What should we do with these men? Everyone in Jerusalem can plainly see that a notable miracle has been done through them, and we cannot deny it. But so that this spreads no further among the people, let's threaten them that from now on they are not to speak to anyone in this name." They called them in again and charged them not to teach or even to speak in the name of JESUS. But Peter and John answered them, saying, "You will have to judge for yourselves whether it is right in the sight of GOD to obey you rather than GOD. For we cannot refrain from talking about the things we have seen and heard." After more threats they let them go, finding no way to punish them, on account of all the people who were praising GOD for what had happened. For the man on whom this miracle of healing was performed was more than forty years old.