Gamaliel’s action put a stop to the religious leaders ’ plans to do away with them, but that did not eliminate persecution altogether, for we read: “At this they gave heed to him, and they summoned the apostles, flogged them, and ordered them to stop speaking upon the basis of Jesus ’ name, and let them go. ” ​ — Acts 5: 40.
לאחר שהלקו אותם וציוו עליהם שלא ידברו בשם ישוע, שיחררו אותם ” (‏ מעשי השליחים ה ’: 40‏) .‏