Acts 5:25

And someone came and said to them, The men, whom you put in prison, are in the Temple teaching the people.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

In Context

24Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.

26Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

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Cross References

Psalms 107:14He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.

Daniel 3:13Then Nebuchadnezzar in his wrath and passion gave orders for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego to be sent for. Then they made these men come in before the king.

John 11:46But some of them went to the Pharisees with the news of what Jesus had done.

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 →

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