Acts 5:26
Then, the officer went with his men and fetched the apostles – without using violence, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people –
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27and then brought them before the Council. The high priest demanded an explanation from them.
Cross References
Matthew 14:5Yet, though Herod wanted to put him to death, he was afraid of the people, because they looked on John as a prophet.
Matthew 26:5but they said, ‘Not during the Festival, or the people may riot.’
Luke 20:19After this the teachers of the Law and the chief priest were eager to lay hands on Jesus then and there, but they were afraid of the people; for they saw that it was at them that he had aimed this parable.
Acts 4:21However, after further warnings, the Council set them at liberty, not seeing any safe way of punishing them, because of the people, for they were all praising God for what had occurred;
Acts 5:24When the officer in charge at the Temple and the chief priests heard their story, they were perplexed about the apostles and as to what all this would lead to.
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 →