“"And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?" And yet they knew it well; for it was because they were "grieved that they preached through Jesus the resurrection" that they arrested them. Then for what purpose do they question them? They expected the numbers p…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on Acts 10
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7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
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5And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
6And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
— Acts 4:7 —
8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
9If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;