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They were annoyed because Peter and John were enthusiastically teaching that in Jesus, resurrection of the dead is possible—an idea the Sadducees completely rejected. So they arrested Peter, John, and the man who was healed and kept them in jail overnight. But during these few afternoon hours between the man’s miraculous healing and their arrest, Peter and John already had convinced about 5,000 more people to believe their message about Jesus!

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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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