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Acts 5:17-26
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In and out of Prison

17 Then the high priest rose up. He and all who were with him, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.(A) 18 So they arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.(B) 19 But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail during the night, brought them out, and said,(C) 20 “Go and stand in the temple, and tell the people all about this life.”(D) 21 Hearing this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach.

The Apostles on Trial Again

When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full council of the Israelites—and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.(E) 22 But when the servants[a] got there, they did not find them in the jail; so they returned and reported, 23 “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing in front of the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.” 24 As[b] the captain of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, wondering what would come of this.

25 Someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple and teaching the people.” 26 Then the commander went with the servants and brought them in without force, because they were afraid the people might stone them.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:22 Or temple police, or officers, also in v. 26
  2. 5:24 Other mss add the high priest and
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Acts 5:17-26
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The Apostles Arrested and Imprisoned

17 Now the high priest rose up and all those who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and[a] they were filled with jealousy. 18 And they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison. 19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and led them out and[b] said, 20 “Go and stand in the temple courts[c] and[d] proclaim to the people all the words of this life.” 21 And when they[e] heard this,[f] they entered at daybreak into the temple courts[g] and began teaching.[h]

Now when[i] the high priest and those with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin—even the whole council of elders of the sons of Israel—and sent to the prison to have them brought. 22 But the officers who came[j] did not find them in the prison, and they returned and[k] reported, 23 saying, “We found the prison locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors, but when we[l] opened them,[m] we found no one inside!” 24 Now when both the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed concerning them, as to what this might be. 25 But someone came and[n] reported to them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple courts[o] and teaching the people!” 26 Then the captain went with the officers and[p] brought them, not with force (for they were afraid of the people, lest they be stoned by them).[q]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 5:17 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“rose up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Acts 5:19 Here “and” is supplied because the two previous participles (“opened” and “led”) have been translated as finite verbs
  3. Acts 5:20 Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
  4. Acts 5:20 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stand”) has been translated as a finite verb
  5. Acts 5:21 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  6. Acts 5:21 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  7. Acts 5:21 Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
  8. Acts 5:21 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began teaching”)
  9. Acts 5:21 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“arrived”) which is understood as temporal
  10. Acts 5:22 Or “when they came”
  11. Acts 5:22 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“returned”) has been translated as a finite verb
  12. Acts 5:23 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“opened”) which is understood as temporal
  13. Acts 5:23 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  14. Acts 5:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
  15. Acts 5:25 Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
  16. Acts 5:26 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb
  17. Acts 5:26 *The words “by them” are not in the Greek text but are implied
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