³⁴ But a Pharisee named ^(A)Gamaliel, a ^(B)teacher of the Law, respected by all the people, stood up in ^(C)the Council and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time. ³⁵ And he said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful as to what you are about to do with these men. ³⁶ For, some time ago Theudas appeared, ^(D)claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined him. ^[a]But he was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. ³⁷ After this man, Judas of Galilee appeared in the days of ^(E)the census and drew away some people after him; he also perished, and all those who followed him were scattered. ³⁸ And so in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, for if the source of this plan or ^[b]movement ^(F)is men, it will be overthrown; ³⁹ but if the source is God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found ^(G)fighting against God.”

⁹ And a great uproar occurred; and some of ^(A)the scribes of the Pharisaic party stood up and started arguing heatedly, saying, “^(B)We find nothing wrong with this man; ^(C)suppose a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

²⁵ But I found that he had committed ^(A)nothing deserving death; and since he himself ^(B)appealed to ^[a]the Emperor, I decided to send him.

³¹ and when they had gone out, they began talking to one another, saying, “^(A)This man is not doing anything deserving death or ^[a]imprisonment.”