Acts 5:26

At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

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In The King James Version

Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

In Context

25Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

27They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.

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Cross References

Matthew 14:5Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.

Matthew 26:5“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

Luke 20:19When the chief priests and scribes realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid.

Acts 4:21After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

Acts 5:24When the high priest and the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

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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