NBC's "A.D. The Bible Continues" persists to dominate its time slot on Sunday nights at 9/8c and this Sunday, April 26, Episode 4 focuses on the early church as it gains momentum and Peter and John emerge from capture to inspire a growing movement of believers. 

Episode 4 will also feature the dramatic Ananias & Sapphira scene found in Acts 5.

Peter although once a vulgar fisherman, he is known as being greatly used by the Holy Spirit to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ among the Jewish people. In this moment the church greatly gains momentum as the words that Jesus spoke over Peter's life in Matthew 16:18 come to fruition.

'A.D. The Bible Continues aired on Easter Sunday on NBC and social media lit up with positive comments and reviews on episode 1 of the 12 episode series. Given the massive response in viewership the series has been named NO.1 on broadcast TV and to make things better its powerful message is reaching millions.

'A.D. The Bible Continues' picks up where the smash hit miniseries "The Bible" left off, continuing the greatest story ever told and exploring the exciting and inspiring events that followed the crucifixion of Christ.

The immediate aftermath of Christ's death had a massive impact on his disciples, his mother Mary, and key political and religious leaders of the era, completely altering the entire world in an instant. 'A.D. The Bible Continues' will focus on the disciples who had to go forward and spread the teachings of Christ to a world dominated by political unrest and the start of a whole new religion that would dramatically reshape the history of the world.

The series was produced by husband and wife duo Roma Downey ("The Bible") and Mark Burnett ("The Bible," "The Voice").

Juan Pablo di Pace, the critically acclaimed Argentinean actor, plays Jesus. Di Pace leads an accomplished cast hailing from more than 10 different nations, including John - Babou Ceesay (Gambia); Mary Magdalene - Chipo Chung (Zimbabwe); James - Denver Isaac (Zimbabwe); Arik - Nicholas Pinnock (Jamaica); Simon The Zealot - Fraser Ayers (Scotland/Black); Ananias - Peter De Jersey (Britain); Mother Mary - Greta Scacchi (Italy); Thomas - Johannes Johannesson (Iceland); Judas - Cesare Taurasi (Italy); and Boaz - George Georgiou (Greece).

Watch exclusive clips of the upcoming episode below and for more information visit www.nbc.com/ad-the-bible-continues.