Acts 5:12-26

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TheG3588 apostlesG652 performedG1223G3588G5495G1096 manyG4183 signsG4592 andG2532 wondersG5059 amongG1722 theG3588 peopleG2992, andG2532 with one accordG3661 the believers gathered together inG1722 Solomon’sG4672 ColonnadeG4745. 13AlthoughG235 theG3588 peopleG2992 regarded them highlyG3170G846, no oneG3762 elseG3062 daredG5111 to joinG2853 themG846. 14YetG1161 more and moreG3123 believersG4100 were broughtG4369 to theG3588 LordG2962—large numbersG4128 of bothG5037 menG435 andG2532 womenG1135.

15As a resultG5620, people broughtG1627 theG3588 sickG772 intoG1519 theG3588 streetsG4113 andG2532 laidG5087 them onG1909 cotsG2826 andG2532 matsG2895, so thatG2443 at leastG2579 Peter’sG4074 shadowG4639 might fall onG1982 someG5100 of themG846 as he passed byG2064. 16CrowdsG4128 alsoG2532 gatheredG4905 from theG3588 townsG4172 aroundG4038 JerusalemG2419, bringingG5342 the sickG772 andG2532 those tormentedG3791 byG5259 uncleanG169 spiritsG4151, and allG537 of them were healedG2323.

17ThenG1161 theG3588 high priestG749 andG2532 allG3956 his associatesG3588G4862G846, whoG3588 belongedG1510 to theG3588 partyG139 of the SadduceesG4523, were filledG4130 with jealousyG2205. They went outG450 18andG2532 arrestedG1911G3588G5495G1909 theG3588 apostlesG652 andG2532 putG5087 themG846 inG1722 the publicG1219 jailG5084. 19ButG1161 duringG1223 the nightG3571 an angelG32 of the LordG2962 openedG455 theG3588 doorsG2374 of theG3588 jailG5438 and brought them outG846G1806, sayingG2036, 20“GoG4198, standG2476 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts1 and tellG2980 theG3588 peopleG2992 theG3588 fullG3956 messageG4487 ofG3588 thisG3778 new lifeG2222.”

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AtG5259 daybreakG3722 the apostles enteredG1525G1519 theG3588 templeG2411 courts as they had been toldG191 andG2532 began to teachG1321 the people.

When theG3588 high priestG749 andG2532 his associatesG3588G4862G846 arrivedG3854, they convenedG4779 theG3588 SanhedrinG48922—theG3588 fullG3956 assemblyG1087 of theG3588 elders of IsraelG5207G2474—andG2532 sentG649 toG1519 theG3588 jailG1201 for the apostles. 22ButG1161 on arrivingG3854 atG1722 theG3588 jailG5438, theG3588 officersG5257 did not findG3756G2147 themG846 there. So they returnedG390 with the reportG518: 23“We foundG2147 theG3588 jailG1201 securelyG1722G3956G803 lockedG2808, with theG3588 guardsG5441 postedG2476 atG1909 theG3588 doorsG2374; butG1161 when we openedG455 them, we foundG2147 no oneG3762 insideG2080.”

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WhenG5613 theG3588 captainG4755 of theG3588 templeG2411 guard andG2532 theG3588 chief priestsG749 heardG191 thisG3778 accountG3056, they were perplexedG1280 as toG4012G846 whatG5101G302 was happeningG1096.3 25ThenG1161 someoneG5100 came inG3854 and announcedG518, “LookG2400, theG3588 menG435 you putG5087 inG1722 jailG5438 areG1510 standingG2476 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts teachingG1321 theG3588 peopleG2992!”

26At that pointG5119, theG3588 captainG4755 wentG565 withG4862 theG3588 officersG5257 and broughtG71 the apostles—but notG3756 byG3326 forceG970, forG1063 fearG5399 theG3588 peopleG2992 would stoneG3034 them.