Acts 5:21
And when they heard that, they entered the temple about daybreak and were teaching. Now when the high priest and those with him arrived, they called together the council, even all the elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison for them to be brought. 1 The Apostles on Trial Again
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
20“Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.”
22But when the attendants arrived, and did not find them in the jail, they returned and announced,
Cross References
Luke 21:37And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple, but at night He went out and stayed on the mountain 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 began to teach them.
Acts 4:5Now it came to pass on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together at Jerusalem,
Acts 5:24Now when they heard these words, both the high priest and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests, they were greatly perplexed about them, as to what would come of this.
Acts 5:34Then someone in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles 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 →