Acts 5:19
and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,
Young's Literal Translation
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 laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;
20'Go on, and standing, speak in the temple to the people all the sayings of this life;'
Cross References
Psalms 34:7A messenger of Jehovah is encamping, Round about those who fear Him, And He armeth them.
Psalms 146:7Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.
Matthew 1:20And on his thinking of these things, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream appeared to him, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, thou mayest not fear to receive Mary thy wife, for that which in her was begotten [is] of the Holy Spirit,
Acts 8:26And a messenger of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, 'Arise, and go on toward the south, on the way that is going down from Jerusalem to Gaza,' — this is desert.
Acts 16:26and suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, opened also presently were all the doors, and of all — the bands were loosed;
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 →