Verses 21-22
Even in the face of open defiance the Sanhedrin could do no more than threaten the apostles again. Peter and John had done nothing wrong. Furthermore they had become popular heroes by this healing. By punishing them the rulers would have antagonized the people.
"Yet a legal precedent had been set that would enable the council to take, if necessary, more drastic action in the future." [Note: Longenecker, p. 307.]
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