Acts 5:24

When the officer in charge of the Temple and the high priest heard these words, they were perplexed concerning them, wondering what would come of it.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

In Context

23"The prison we found locked fast, with the guards stationed at the doors, but when they were opened we found no one inside."

25And some one came and told them that the very men whom they had put in prison were standing in the Temple, and teaching to the people.

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Cross References

Mark 4:30"To what shall we compare the kingdom of God?" he said again. "in what parable shall we set it forth?

Luke 22:52Then Jesus said to the corps of priests and captains of the temple and elders who had come out to arrest him. "Have ye come for me with swords and clubs to arrest me like a robber?

John 12:19Then the Pharisees said among themselves. "You see! You can do nothing! Look! The world is gone after him!"

Acts 4:1While they were addressing the people the priests, the commander of the Temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,

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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