So the Council warned them even more strongly and then set them free. They saw that it was impossible to punish them, because the people were all praising God for what had happened.

They called the apostles in, had them whipped, and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus; and then they set them free.

Human anger only results in more praise for you; those who survive the wars will keep your festivals.

I am the LORD; why don't you fear me? Why don't you tremble before me? I placed the sand as the boundary of the sea, a permanent boundary that it cannot cross. The sea may toss, but it cannot go beyond it; the waves may roar, but they cannot break through.