After the performance of this miracle, the people flocked together in the temple, and Peter addressed them in one part of the temple, while John spoke to them in another part. The apostles, having spoken plainly of the great crime of the Jews, in rejecting and putting to death the Prince of Life, were careful not to drive them to madness or despair. Peter was willing to lessen the atrocity of their guilt as much as possible, by presuming that they did the deed ignorantly. He declared to them that the Holy Ghost was calling for them to repent of their sins and to be converted; that there was no hope for them except through the mercy of that Christ whom they had crucified; through faith in him only could their sins be canceled by his blood. {3SP 277.2}

Efter at have udført dette mirakel, flokkedes folket sig i templet, og Peter talte til dem i en del af templet, medens Johannes talte i en anden afdeling. Apostlene, havde talt udtrykkeligt om jødernes store forbrydelse, at forkaste og lægge (278) Lives fyrste i døden, Peter var villig til at formindske den oprørende grusomhed af deres skyld, så meget så muligt, ved at antage at de gjorde det i uvidenhed. Han erklærede over for dem at Helligåndens kalde på dem at angre deres synder og blive omvendte; så der ikke var håb for dem, undtagen igennem nåden fra den Kristus, som de havde korsfæstet; igennem troen på ham alene kunne deres synders udslettes ved hans blod.