Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them,
The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures.
For everyone was praising God 22for this miraculous sign—the healing of a man who had been lame for more than forty years.
And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!”
“How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this?
We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him
Lord God my Father,
Fill me with your Holy Spirit, cleanse me of my sinful ways. Give me your boldness to speak your truth and do your work. Give me a heart of truth.
In Jesus name I pray,
Amen