Acts 5:26
Then the captain went with the operatives and brought them without violence, because they were afraid that the people might stone them.
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In Context
27So bringing them they set them before the Sanhedrin; and the high priest addressed them
Cross References
Matthew 14:5And although he wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they counted him as a prophet.
Matthew 26:5But they said, “Not during the feast, in order not to have an uproar among the people.”
Luke 20:19The chief priests and the scribes wanted to lay hands on Him right then, but they were afraid —they knew He had spoken this parable against them.
Acts 4:21So threatening them some more they released them, not finding any way to punish them, because of the people, since they were all glorifying God over what had happened;
Acts 5:24Now 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.
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 →