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1While Stands on the Rock (Peter) and He Shows Goodwill (John) were speaking to the people, the head lodge soldier, along with the Upright Ones (Sadducees) and some holy men, came up to them.
2They were offended because the message bearers were telling the people that the rising from the dead had begun with Creator Sets Free (Jesus) .
3They took hold of Stands on the Rock (Peter) and He Shows Goodwill (John) to bring them to the council , but because it was late in the day, they held them in prison until the next day.
4But a large number of over five thousand men who heard Stands on the Rock (Peter) speak believed the message!
5On the following day the headmen, elders, and scroll keepers held a council in Village of Peace (Jerusalem) .
6Both Walks Humbly (Annas) the chief holy man and Hollow in the Rock (Caiaphas) sat in the council along with He Shows Goodwill (John) , Man Fighter (Alexander) , and other members of the family of the chief holy man.
7They brought Stands on the Rock (Peter) and He Shows Goodwill (John) to sit before them and give an answer to the council.
“Where did the power to heal this man come from? What is the name of the one you represent? Tell us!” they demanded.
8The Holy Spirit rose up inside Stands on the Rock (Peter) .
“Headmen and elders among the people,” he said with boldness,
9“if we are being questioned today before this council about the kindness we showed to a man who could not walk, by healing him,
10then let all the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel) know the truth. It is because of the name of Creator Sets Free (Jesus) the Chosen One, and all he represents, that this man stands before you healed and whole! Yes! The same Creator Sets Free (Jesus) from Seed Planter Village (Nazareth) whom you killed on a tree-pole—the cross. The Maker of Life has brought him back to life from the world of the dead.
11He is ‘the log you builders threw away, which has become the Chief Lodgepole.’[#4:11 Psalm 118:22]
12No one else can restore us. No other human being can represent the Great Spirit and carry in his name the kind of power needed to rescue us and set us free.”
13When the council saw the courage of Stands on the Rock (Peter) and He Shows Goodwill (John) , they were amazed to find that they were common and unschooled men. They also took notice that they had walked the road with Creator Sets Free (Jesus) .
14But what could they say? The man who had been healed was standing right there with them!
15They ordered them to wait outside of the council house while they decided what to do with them.
16“What should we do with these men?” they asked. “Anyone living in Village of Peace (Jerusalem) can see that a powerful sign has been done by them. We cannot deny this.
17But to keep this from spreading to more people, we must warn them to no longer represent Creator Sets Free (Jesus) or to speak to anyone in his name.”
18The council agreed and summoned the message bearers to face their decision. They warned them, “You must never again say anything representing Creator Sets Free (Jesus) or instruct others in his teachings.”
19Stands on the Rock (Peter) and He Shows Goodwill (John) disagreed with the council’s decision.
“We will let you decide for yourselves whether we should follow the Great Spirit or weak human beings like yourselves,” they said with boldness.
20“But we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen with our own eyes and heard with our own ears!”
21So the council warned and threatened them again, but released them and let them go on their way. The council dared not do anything to punish them, because the people were giving thanks to Creator for this powerful sign.
22For the man who had been healed was over forty winters old.
23Stands on the Rock (Peter) and He Shows Goodwill (John) went back to their newly formed family and told them what had happened to them and what the council had decided.
24When the sacred family members heard this, they formed a circle around the message bearers, joined their hearts together, and sent their voices to the Great Spirit.
“O Great Father of the sky above and the earth below, of the great waters and all that is in them,” they prayed. “Hear our cry!
25Long ago your Holy Spirit spoke these words through our ancestor Much Loved One (David) , who served you.
“The Spirit said, ‘Why did the Nations, in their great anger, make empty threats? Why did the people waste their time forming useless plans?
26The war chiefs of the land took their stand, and the war councils schemed together. But who were they planning to fight? It was against the Great Spirit Chief and his Chosen One!’[#4:26 Psalm 2:1-2]
27“The truth of this is plain to see, for right here in the Village of Peace (Jerusalem) they gathered together and took their stand against your Holy Servant, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) . Chief Looks Brave (Herod) and Spear of the Great Waters (Pontius Pilate) together with the People of Iron (Romans) and the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel)
28did what you, in your great wisdom, had decided long ago would be done.
29“So we ask, O Great One, look down and see their threats against us. Help us to be brave and tell your story well
30by performing many powerful signs as we represent your Holy Servant, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) .”
31When they finished praying, the place where they had gathered began to rumble and shake. The Holy Spirit filled them with his power , and with brave and strong hearts they began to tell Creator’s Story!
32With one heart and mind all who trusted in Creator Sets Free (Jesus) shared their possessions with each other. No one claimed their belongings to be only for themselves.
33With great power the message bearers told the story of how their Honored Chief Creator Sets Free (Jesus) had defeated death and returned to life. Creator’s gift of great kindness was covering all of them like a warm blanket ,
34and no one among them was in need. Those who owned houses or land sold them and brought what they had gained
35and gave it to the message bearers to share with everyone.
36There was a man among them named Creator Adds More (Joseph) , who was also given the name Son of Comfort (Barnabas) by the message bearers. He was from the tribe of Holy Men (Levites) , who was born in Island of Flowers (Cyprus) .
37He sold a piece of land that was his and brought the money and gave it to the message bearers.