Acts 5:26
Then, the captain with the officers, departing, brought them—not with violence,—for they were afraid of the people, lest they should be stoned;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
27But, leading them in, set them in the high- council. And the High-priest questioned them,
Cross References
Matthew 14:5And desiring, to kill, him, he feared the multitude, because, as a prophet, they held him.
Matthew 26:5They were saying, however: Not during the feast, lest, an uproar, arise among the people.
Luke 20:19And the Scribes and the High-priests sought to thrust on him their hands, in that very hour; and feared the people; for they perceived that, against them, spake he this parable.
Acts 4:21They, however, further charging them with threats, let them go, finding nothing as to how they might chastise them, on account of the people; because, all, were glorifying God for that which had come to pass;—
Acts 5:24Now, when both the captain of the temple and the High-priests heard these words, they were utterly at a loss concerning them—what perhaps this might come to.
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 →