Acts 5:23
Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.
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In Context
22But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,
Cross References
Psalms 2:4Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them.
Proverbs 21:30Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.
Lamentations 3:55I was making prayer to your name, O Lord, out of the lowest prison.
Daniel 6:22\6:21\Then Daniel said to the king, O King, have life for ever.
Matthew 28:12And when they had come together with those in authority, and had made their decision, they gave much money to the watchmen, saying,
Acts 5:19But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,
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 →