in terms of the temple and Jewish religion, there was no higher earthly authority than the high priest, who was present. The question asked probably referred to the teaching and proclaiming that formed the problem in 4:2 above. The vagueness of the wording, however, allowed Peter to backtrack to the act of kindness, the healing. The whole episode, after all, came about only because Peter explained the healing to the enthusiastic crowd. In vs 10–11 we have once again the reversal theme found in 2:23–24