Acts 5:19
But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison by night, and brought them out, and said:
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
In Context
18and they laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison.
20Go, stand in the temple, and speak to the people all the words of this life.
Cross References
Matthew 1:20But while he was thinking of these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take home Mary your wife; for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:26And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, and go toward the south, to the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is desert.
Acts 16:26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bonds were loosed.
Matthew Henry on Acts 5:18-26
The Apostles Imprisoned; The Apostles Released by an Angel; The Disappointment of the Council. 17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, 18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. 19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, 20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. 21 And when they heard that, they… Read the whole commentary →