Acts 5:23

“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

Berean Standard Bible

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

22But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:

24When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:4The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

Lamentations 3:55I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.

Daniel 6:22My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”

Matthew 28:12And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

Acts 5:19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

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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