And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened.
Then the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.
The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.
But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
But in order that it may spread no further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”
But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!” And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. And leaping up, he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God,
The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.”
And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.
As he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame, and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.
And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”
But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.”
so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.”
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