Acts 5:21
And hearing it, they went into the temple at early dawn, and taught. And the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the eldership of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
20Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
22But the officers, when they came, found them not in the prison; and returning, they reported,
Cross References
Luke 21:37And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called Olivet.
John 8:2And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him; and having sat down, he was teaching them.
Acts 4:5And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
Acts 5:24And when the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they were at a loss concerning them, to what this might grow.
Acts 5:34But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while;
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 →