Acts 5:23

saying; We found the prison closed with all safety, and the guards standing at the doors, and having opened, we found no one within.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

In Context

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

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.

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Cross References

Matthew 28:12And being assembled along with the elders, and taking counsel, they gave much money to the soldiers,

Acts 5:19And the angel of the Lord, having opened the doors of the prison during the night, and leading them out said,

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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