Acts 5:19

Acts 5:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
• New International Version (NIV)But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

Context of Acts 5:19

17People liked the apostles very much. So the most important priest and his friends who belonged to the Sadducees' group were very jealous. 18These important men took hold of the apostles and they put them in the city's prison. But during the night, one of the Lord God's angels came and he opened the prison gates. He led the apostles out of the prison. 20The angel said to them, ‘Go and stand in the yard of the temple. Tell the people everything about this new life that God gives.’ 21The apostles did what the angel told them to do. At dawn they went into the yard of the temple. They began to teach the people there. Then the most important priest and his friends arrived. They told the group of Jewish leaders to meet with them. All the most important people in Israel were in that group. Then they sent their police to the prison to bring the apostles to the meeting place.

Acts 5:19 word by word

Ἄγγελος δὲ κυρίου διὰ νυκτὸς ἀνοίξας τὰς θύρας τῆς φυλακῆς, ἐξαγαγών τε αὐτοὺς εἶπεν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• nightὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• the prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438
• doorsθύραthura · doorG2374
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• broughtἐξάγωexagō · to lead outG1806
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Acts 5:19

• Acts 12:7Then, an angel from the Lord God suddenly appeared in the prison. A bright light shone in the room where Peter was sleeping. The angel touched Peter's shoulder so that Peter woke up. He said to Peter, ‘Hurry! Stand up!’ Immediately the chains fell off Peter's hands.
• Acts 16:26The ground under the prison suddenly shook strongly. Immediately, all the prison doors opened. The chains that held the people in the prison all fell off.
• Psalms 34:7The Lord's angel is very near to people who respect and obey the Lord. He keeps them safe from danger.
• Psalms 105:17But he sent Joseph to Egypt before they went there to get food. Joseph's brothers sold him as a slave.
• Psalms 146:7He helps poor people to receive justice. He gives food to the hungry. He makes people that are in a prison go free.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Almighty Lord is on me, because he has chosen me to serve him. He has sent me to tell good news to poor people. He has sent me to comfort people who are very upset. He has sent me to tell prisoners that they are now free. They can go out of their prisons!

Commentaries on Acts 5:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19But the angel of the Lord - opened the prison doors - This was done: To increase the confidence of the apostles, by showing them that they were under the continual care of God; and, To show the Jewish rulers that they were fighting against Him while persecuting his followers, and attempting to prevent them from preaching the Gospel. This was another warning graciously given them by a good and merciful God, that they might repent, and so escape the coming…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19But the angel of the Lord - This does not denote any “particular” angel, but simply an angel. The “article” is not used in the original. The word “angel” denotes properly a “messenger,” and particularly it is applied to the pure spirits that are sent to this world on errands of mercy. See the notes on Matthew 1:20. The case here was evidently “a miracle.” An angel was employed for this special purpose, and the design might have been: (1)To reprove the…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 5:19

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

In the dictionaries

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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