Acts 5:21

When they heard this, they went at daybreak into the Temple Courts, and began to teach. The high priest and his party, on their arrival, summoned the High Council, including all the leaders of the people among the Israelites, and sent to the jail to fetch the apostles.

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In The King James Version

And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel and sent to the prison to have them brought.

In Context

20“Go,” he said, “and stand in the Temple Courts, and tell the people the whole message of this new life.”

22But, when the officers got there, they did not find them in the prison; so they returned and reported that,

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Cross References

Psalms 105:22to admonish his princes at will and instruct his elders in wisdom.

Luke 21:37During the days, Jesus continued to teach in the Temple Courts, but he went out and spent the nights on the hill called the ‘Mount of Olives.’

John 8:2But he went again into the Temple Courts early in the morning, and all the people came to him; and he sat down and taught them.

Acts 4:5The next day, a meeting of the leaders of the people, the elders, and the teachers of the Law was held in Jerusalem.

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.

Acts 5:34But Gamaliel, a Pharisee, who was a Doctor of the Law and who was held in universal respect, rose in the Council, and directed that the men should be taken out of court for a little while.

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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