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(continued from previous page) Acts 4:18-21 “And they called them, and commanded
them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
But Peter and John answered and said unto them,
The Apostles John And Peter
Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto
Persecuted For Public Preaching,
you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but
But They Prevail speak the things which we have seen and heard. So
when they had further threatened them, they let them go,
P e r s e c u t io n
finding nothing how they might punish them, because of
also began. In this the people: for all men glorified God for that which was
particular setting,
done.”
the apostles, Peter

and John, wit- Acts 4:31 “And when they had prayed, the place was
nessed for Christ shaken where they were assembled together; and they
and in the name
were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the
of Jesus saw mira-
word of God with boldness.”
cles take place. The priests, and the captain of the tem-
ple, and the Sadducees put them in hold. In spite of all

this, about five thousand men believed on the Lord. Pe-

ter and John were men who were not educated in the Believers Sell Their Property, Give
schools and education of that day, yet they excelled be-
cause they had been with Jesus. The Lord allowed Peter The Money For The Cause,
and John to be released, and the witness for Christ by And Join The Apostles
the church became stronger. When the believers prayed

and were filled with the Spirit, they spoke the word of
God with boldness.
Some of the disciples joined the company of the apos-
tles by selling all they had. They gave it to be distributed
Acts 4:2-4 “Being grieved that they taught the people, by the apostles for each other’s needs to be met, so the
and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the
gospel could go forth without hindrance. These believers
dead. And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold
who joined themselves unto the group of the apostles
unto the next day: for it was now eventide. Howbeit had the sole purpose of the gospel of Christ in mind, not

many of them which heard the word believed; and the personal properties. Therefore, they forsook what they
number of the men was about five thousand.”
owned and followed Christ. This dedicated group within

the church continued to grow until what took place with
Acts 4:13 “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter Ananias and Sapphira. (See Acts 4:34-37 & 5:1-13)
and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and

ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge
of them, that they had been with Jesus.”

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