Acts 5:21

And hearing, they came into the temple at daydawn, and were teaching. And the high priest coming and those with him, called together the sanhedrim and all the eldership of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to bring them.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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

20Go, and standing in the temple, speak to the people all the words of this life.

22And the officers arriving found them not in the prison; and having returned, reported,

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Cross References

Luke 21:37And He was teaching in the temple during the days; and during the nights going out, He was lodging in the mountain called Mount of Olives.

Acts 4:5And it came to pass on the morrow, the rulers and elders and scribes

Acts 5:24And when the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were at a loss concerning them, what this might be.

Acts 5:34But a certain Pharisee, Gamaliel by name, a teacher of the law, honorable to all the people, rising in the sanhedrim command them to put the men out for a short time,

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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