Acts 5:19
But the Angel of the Lord, by night opened the prison doores, and brought them forth, and sayd,
Geneva Bible 1599
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 laide hands on the Apostles, and put them in the common prison.
20Go your way, and stand in the Temple, and speake to the people, all the wordes of this life.
Cross References
Psalms 34:7The Angel of the Lord pitcheth round about them, that feare him, and deliuereth them.
Psalms 146:7Which executeth iustice for the oppressed: which giueth bread to the hungry: the Lord loseth the prisoners.
Matthew 1:20But whiles he thought these things, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared vnto him in a dreame, saying, Ioseph, the sonne of Dauid, feare not to take Mary thy wife: for that which is conceiued in her, is of the holy Ghost.
Acts 8:26Then the Angel of the Lord spake vnto Philip, saying, Arise, and goe towarde the South vnto the way that goeth downe from Hierusalem vnto Gaza, which is waste.
Acts 16:26And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken: and by and by all the doores opened, and euery mans bands were loosed.
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 →