When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they couldn’t understand how it could be true. They wondered what would happen next.
So the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles back. But they didn’t use force, because they were afraid that if they did, the people would stone them.
The leaders warned Peter and John again and then let them go. They didn’t dare punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened.
Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a band of armed men against you? Did you have to come with swords and clubs?