Gladly would the priests have punished these men for their unswerving fidelity to their sacred calling, but they feared the people; "for all men glorified God for that which was done." So, with repeated threats and injunctions, the apostles were set at liberty.

Præsterne ville med glæde have straffet disse mænd for deres usvigelige troskab overfor deres hellige kald, men de var bange for folket; "da alle priste Gud for det, som var sket." Derfor blev apostlene sat i frihed med mange trusler og befalinger.