Acts 5:21

Having heard this therefore, they entered very early in the morning into the temple, and taught. But when the high-priest came, and those who were with him, they convoked the sanhedrim, and all the assembly of elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to bring them.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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 taking your station in the temple, speak to the people all the words of this life.

22But the officers, on their arrival, found them not in the prison: and returning, informed them,

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Cross References

Luke 21:37And during the day he continued teaching in the temple; but at night he went out, and lodged in the mountain called the mount of Olives.

John 8:2But early in the morning he came again to the temple, and all the people came to him; and sitting down he taught them.

Acts 4:5Now it came to pass that the next morning, their rulers, and elders, and scribes, were assembled at Jerusalem,

Acts 5:24Now when they heard these words, both the priest and captain of the temple and the chief priests were in the utmost perplexity concerning these things, what could be the meaning of it.

Acts 5:34Then arose a certain Pharisee, in the sanhedrim, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, held in high esteem by all the people, and ordered the apostles to be taken out for a little space;

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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