Acts 5:23

saying: “We certainly found the prison securely locked, and the guards standing in front of the doors, but upon opening them we found no one inside!”

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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

22Well, upon arriving the operatives did not find them in the jail, so they returned and reported,

24Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were really perplexed as to what the implications might be.

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Cross References

Matthew 28:12When they had met with the elders and consulted together, they gave plenty of money to the soldiers

Acts 5:19But, during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out he said,

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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