Acts 5:23

saying, We found the prison shut with all security, and the keepers standing at the doors; but when we had opened [them], within we found no one.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

In Context

22And when the officers were come, they did not find them in the prison; and returned and reported

24And when they heard these words, both the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests were in perplexity as to them, what this would come to.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:4He that dwelleth in the heavens shall laugh, the Lord shall have them in derision.

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:55I called upon thy name, Jehovah, out of the lowest pit.

Daniel 6:22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

Matthew 28:12And having assembled with the elders, and having taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

Acts 5:19But an angel of [the] Lord during the night opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out, 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 →

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