Acts 5:21
At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
20“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
22But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:
Cross References
Psalms 105:22to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
Luke 21:37Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
John 8:2Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and He sat down to teach them.
Acts 4:5The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
Acts 5:24When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
Acts 5:34But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
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 →