The apostles are flogged; Gamaliel's advice
As the apostles healed the sick in Solomon's porch, the high priest had them jailed. An angel released them, and brought again before the council they answered, “We must obey God rather than men.”
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.”
Acts 5:29 (World English Bible)
The respected Pharisee Gamaliel, Paul's teacher, advised caution: if this movement was of men it would fail, but if it was of God they could not overthrow it (Acts 5:38–39). The apostles were flogged and released, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy to suffer for the name.
Places
Ancient witnesses outside the Bible
Historical sources, not Scripture.
- Antiquities 20.5.1 — Theudas (Acts 5:36); Josephus places him about AD 45
- Antiquities 18.1.1 — Judas the Galilean (Acts 5:37)
Dating notes
Ussher: AD 33. The month shown is estimated from the order of events in Acts, so that events of the same year appear in sequence.