Acts chapter 5

vs 21

Again. They could hardly not, this time, having been told to by jailbreaking angels.

And woah, I bet the full assembly was a lot of people to summon together too.

vs 22-23

I would not want to be the guard who says "But I was there all night, and I swear that they didn't leave!" I mean, these are the guys who imprison you just for using Jesus' name, and who will kill you if you actually are Jesus.

vs 24

I'd be puzzled too - there's a group of people who say they've found the Messiah, but they are also jailbreakers? Doesn't quite add up.

vs 25

How long was it going to be until someone actually visited the temple courts?

vs 26

And it would seem that people were actively listening to the apostles, because of the fear of the guards. Fair enough too - they had an interesting and new message, and about 5000 followers or so.

vs 27

So even though they had been released from jail, they still ended up before the Sanhedrin. Not that they were hiding - preaching again in the temple courts did give them away, eventually.

vs 28

Make us guilty! Ha! Determined to remind you of how guilty you are! But remember, Peter's messages have always focused on the guilt of all parties - both Jew and gentile - to make the point that all are equally guilty for Jesus' death.

Also note, of course, that the apostles said they wouldn't listen to such a stupid command anyway.

vs 29

Same answer they gave before. They would be happy to obey the Sanhedrin, if they were giving orders that weren't against God's will. I mean, the Sanhedrin threw them in jail to stop them preaching. God released them so they could keep going. Who's in charge?

vs 30

What was that about blaming them for Jesus' death? :P But the focus of that sentence isn't really their involvement - it is that God raised him from the dead, and is therefore more important than them. And so is Jesus.