Acts 5:26
Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence, for they were afraid of the people, lest they be stoned.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
27And they brought them, and set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,
Cross References
Matthew 14:5Though desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet.
Matthew 26:5But they said, “Not during the feast, lest a disturbance take place among the people.” 1 The Anointing at Bethany
Luke 20:19And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on Him that very hour, but they were afraid—for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. 1 The Question of Paying Taxes
Acts 4:21So having threatened them further, they released them, finding no way of punishing them, on account of the people, because they all were glorifying God over that which had occurred.
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.
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 →