<p>4:23 <i>And being let go, they came to their friends, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them<em>- </em></i>The ecclesia was a growing family; the apostles returned &lsquo;to their own&rsquo; when they came out of court (Acts 4:23 Gk.). Each baptism was and is a birth into <em>our </em>family. Visiting brethren were <em>gladly</em> received, as one would receive a relative; it was the logical thing to seek out the believers in a town and stay with them (21:7,17; 27:3; 28:14; 3 Jn. 5).</p>