greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them and put them[a] in custody until the next day, because it was already evening. But many of those who listened to the message believed, and the number of the men was approximately five thousand.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 4:3 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.(A) They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail(B) until the next day. But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew(C) to about five thousand.

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