Acts 5:26
So the captain went with his guards and brought them in, but did not use force because they were afraid that the people would stone them.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
In Context
27The apostles were brought in and made to stand in front of the council.
Cross References
Matthew 14:5Herod wanted to kill John but he was afraid of the people's reaction for they considered John a prophet.
Matthew 26:5But they said, “Let's not do this during the festival so that the people don't riot.”
Luke 20:19Immediately the religious teachers and the chief priests wanted to arrest him because they realized that the story Jesus told was aimed at them, but they were afraid of what the people would do.
Acts 4:21After making more threats they let them go. They couldn't work out how to punish them because everyone was glorifying God for what had happened.
Acts 5:24Now when the captain of the Temple guards and the chief priests heard this they were totally baffled, and wondered what was going on.
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 →