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Acts 5:25
25Then a man came to the leaders. He said to them, ‘Listen! Those men that you put in the prison are now standing in the yard of the temple. They are teaching the people there.’
Acts 5:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
- New International Version (NIV)Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And someone came and told them, "Look! The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people."
- New King James Version (NKJV)So one came and told them, saying, “Look, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”
Context of Acts 5:25
23They said, ‘We arrived at the prison. We saw that the soldiers had locked the gates. They were standing at the gates and they were watching carefully. But when we opened the gates of the prison, we did not find anyone there!’ 24The leader of the police of the temple and the leaders of the priests heard the news. They could not understand what had happened. They were afraid of what might happen next. Then a man came to the leaders. He said to them, ‘Listen! Those men that you put in the prison are now standing in the yard of the temple. They are teaching the people there.’ 26So the leader of the police took his men with him to find the apostles. They took hold of the apostles to take them back to the Jewish leaders. But they did not hurt them because they were afraid of the people. They thought that the people might be angry. They might throw stones at them to kill them. 27The police brought the apostles into the meeting room. They made them stand in front of the group of Jewish leaders. The most important priest said to the apostles,
Read all of Acts 5Acts 5:25 word by word
παραγενόμενος δέ τις ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς ὅτι ἰδοὺ οἱ ἄνδρες οὓς ἔθεσθε ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ, εἰσὶν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἑστῶτες καὶ διδάσκοντες τὸν λαόν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenδέde · thenG1161
- cameπαραγίνομαιparaginomai · to comeG3854
- oneτιςtis · oneG5100
- toldἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- the menὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the menἀνήρanēr · manG435
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- ye putτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438
- areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- standingἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
- the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- teachingδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
- the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
Cross-references for Acts 5:25
Commentaries on Acts 5:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Then came one and told them - While they were in the perplexity mentioned above, a messenger surprised them with the information that the very men whom they had imprisoned the preceding night were standing in the temple and teaching the people!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. 17-40The apostles' successful ministry caused strong opposition (compare 4:1–3). The wealthy and powerful Sadducees controlled the temple and had a temple police force. They opposed belief in the resurrection and were determined to challenge and, if possible, prevent the apostles from sharing their message about the resurrection of Jesus. They felt their influence over the Jewish people weakening. Jealousy and bitterness led them to attack the apostles.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2624-26. they doubted--"were in perplexity."Read the comment
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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
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