Acts 5:21
When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at dawn and began teaching. When the high priest came, along with those who were with him, they called together the Sanhedrin—that is, the entire eldership of the people of Israel—and sent officers to the prison to have the apostles brought before them.
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In Context
20“Go stand in the temple courts and tell the people everything about this new life.”
22But when the officers arrived, they did not find them in the prison. So they returned and reported,
Cross References
Luke 21:37Each day Jesus taught in the temple courts, but at night he would go out and stay at the mount called Olivet.
John 8:2Early in the morning he again went to the temple courts. All the people came, and he sat down and taught them.
Acts 4:5On the next day, the rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem,
Acts 5:24When the high priest, the captain of the temple guard, and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly perplexed by it, wondering what might come of this.
Acts 5:34but a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was held in honor by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and gave orders to put the apostles outside 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 →