Acts 5:20

Acts 5:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
• New International Version (NIV)“Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.”

Context of Acts 5:20

18So they arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail during the night, brought them out, and said, “Go and stand in the temple, and tell the people all about this life.” 21Hearing this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. 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. 22But when the servants got there, they did not find them in the jail; so they returned and reported,

Acts 5:20 word by word

πορεύεσθε καὶ σταθέντες λαλεῖτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τῷ λαῷ πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• speakλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the templeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• to the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the wordsῥῆμαrhēma · declarationG4487
• ofζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778

Cross-references for Acts 5:20

• Isaiah 58:1“Cry out loudly, don’t hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Tell my people their transgression and the house of Jacob their sins.
• Jeremiah 7:2“Stand in the gate of the house of the Lord and there call out this word: ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the Lord.
• Jeremiah 19:14Jeremiah returned from Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to prophesy, stood in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple, and proclaimed to all the people,
• Jeremiah 20:2So Pashhur had the prophet Jeremiah beaten and put him in the stocks at the Upper Benjamin Gate in the Lord’s temple.
• Jeremiah 22:1This is what the Lord says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and announce this word there.
• Jeremiah 26:2“This is what the Lord says: Stand in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple and speak all the words I have commanded you to speak to all Judah’s cities that are coming to worship there. Do not hold back a word.
• Jeremiah 36:10Then at the Lord’s temple, in the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the Lord’s temple, in the hearing of all the people, Baruch read Jeremiah’s words from the scroll.
• Matthew 21:23When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority?”
• John 18:20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered him. “I have always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews gather, and I haven’t spoken anything in secret.
• Acts 11:14He will speak a message to you by which you and all your household will be saved.’
• Exodus 24:3Moses came and told the people all the commands of the Lord and all the ordinances. Then all the people responded with a single voice, “We will do everything that the Lord has commanded.”
• John 6:63The Spirit is the one who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
• John 12:50I know that his command is eternal life. So the things that I speak, I speak just as the Father has told me.”
• John 17:3This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent — Jesus Christ.
• 1 John 1:1What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have observed and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life —
• 1 John 5:11And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

Commentaries on Acts 5:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20All the words of this life - All the doctrines of life eternal, founded on the word, death, and resurrection of Christ Jesus. This is another periphrasis for Gospel. Go to the temple - the most public place, and speak to the people - who come there to worship according to the law, the words of this life - the whole doctrine of salvation from sin and death; and show that the law is fulfilled in the sacrifice of Jesus, and that, by his resurrection, he has…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20In the temple - In a public and conspicuous place. In this way there would be a most striking exhibition of their boldness; a proof that “God” had delivered them, and a manifestation of their purpose to obey God rather than man. All the words - All the doctrines. Compare John 6:68, “Thou hast the words of eternal life.” Of this life - Pertaining to life, to the eternal life which they taught through the resurrection of Jesus. The word “life” is used…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 There is no prison so dark, so strong, but God can visit his people in it, and, if he pleases, fetch them out. Recoveries from sickness, releases out of trouble, are granted, not that we may enjoy the comforts of life, but that God may be honoured with the services of our life. It is not for the preachers of Christ's gospel to retire into corners, as long as they can have any opportunity of preaching in the great congregation. They must…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20The irony is that the Sadducees denied the existence of angels (23:8). However, angels appear many times in the book of Acts (see also 10:3, 7, 22; 11:13; 12:6–11, 23; 27:23–24). Luke shows God guiding his people in their ministry, using angels to carry out his purpose.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2317-23. sect of the Sadducees--See on Ac 4:1 for the reason why this is specified.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 5:20

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Court
• Gospel
• Minister, Christian
• Miracles
• Persecution
• Peter
• Priest
• Prisoners
• Sadducees
• Salvation
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Doctor
• Haply
• Keep
• Lie
• Privy
• Refrain
• Sanhedrim
• Somebody
• Acts of the Apostles
• Covetousness

Commentaries on Acts 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings