Rather than praying to God for persecution to stop, they and fellow believers made supplication, saying: “Jehovah, give attention to their threats, and grant your slaves to keep speaking your word with all boldness. ”
حِينَ هَدَّدَ « رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْيَهُودِ وَشُيُوخُهُمْ وَكَتَبَتُهُمُ » ٱلرَّسُولَيْنِ بُطْرُسَ وَيُوحَنَّا ،‏ قَالَا :‏ « إِنْ كَانَ بِرًّا عِنْدَ ٱللهِ أَنْ نَسْمَعَ لَكُمْ وَلَيْسَ لِلهِ ،‏ فَٱحْكُمُوا أَنْتُمْ .‏