Acts 5:19
Yet during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and led them out, and said,
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
In Context
18and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in the public jail.
20“Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.”
Cross References
Psalms 34:7The angel of Yahweh camps around those who fear him 1 and rescues them. 1
Psalms 146:7He executes justice for the oppressed 1 and gives food to the hungry. 1 Yahweh frees the prisoners; 1
Matthew 1:20As he thought about these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, because the one who is conceived in her is conceived by the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:26Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip and said, “Arise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This road is in a desert.)
Acts 16:26Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's chains were unfastened.
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 →