Acts 5:19
But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors during the night, and let them out.
Montgomery New Testament
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 they apprehended the apostles, and threw them into the public prison.
Cross References
Matthew 1:20And while he was having this in mind, behold! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying.
Acts 8:26And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise and go on your way south, along the road that runs down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert way."
Acts 16:26suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the very foundations of the prison-house were shaken; and instantly all the doors were opened, and every one’s chains fell off.
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 →