Acts 5:24

Acts 5:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
• New International Version (NIV)On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be.

Context of Acts 5:24

22When the temple guards arrived at the prison, they didn’t find the apostles. The guards came back and reported, 23“We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors. However, when we opened the doors, we found no one inside.” When the officer of the temple guards and the chief priests heard this, they were puzzled about what could have happened. 25Then someone told them, “The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courtyard. They’re teaching the people.” 26Then the officer of the temple guards went with some of his men to bring back the apostles without using force. After all, the officer and his guards were afraid that the people would stone them to death for using force.

Acts 5:24 word by word

ὡς δὲ ἤκουσαν τοὺς λόγους τούτους ὅ τε στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ καὶ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς, διηπόρουν περὶ αὐτῶν, τί ἂν γένοιτο τοῦτο.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• the high priestἱερεύςhiereus · priestG2409
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the captainστρατηγόςstratēgos · officer/magistrateG4755
• of the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• ·τεte · and/bothG5037
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• thingsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• they doubtedδιαπορέωdiaporeō · be perplexedG1280
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·τίςtis · which?G5101
• whereuntoἄνan · ifG302
• would growγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Acts 5:24

• Acts 5:26Then the officer of the temple guards went with some of his men to bring back the apostles without using force. After all, the officer and his guards were afraid that the people would stone them to death for using force.
• Acts 4:1Some priests, the officer in charge of the temple guards, and some Sadducees approached Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.
• Luke 22:4Judas went to the chief priests and the temple guards and discussed with them how he could betray Jesus.
• Acts 2:12All of these devout men were stunned and puzzled. They asked each other, “What can this mean?”
• Acts 4:16They said, “What should we do to these men? Clearly, they’ve performed a miracle that everyone in Jerusalem knows about. We can’t deny that.
• John 11:47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council. They asked, “What are we doing? This man is performing a lot of miracles.
• John 12:19The Pharisees said to each other, “This is getting us nowhere. Look! The whole world is following him!”
• Isaiah 9:7His government and peace will have unlimited growth. He will establish David’s throne and kingdom. He will uphold it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The Lord of Armies is determined to do this!
• Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord’s power been revealed?
• Daniel 2:34While you were watching, a stone was cut out, but not by humans. It struck the statue’s iron-and-clay feet and smashed them.
• Zechariah 6:12Then say to him, ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: Here is the man whose name is Branch. He will branch out from where he is, and he will rebuild the Lord’s temple.
• Mark 4:30Jesus asked, “How can we show what God’s kingdom is like? To what can we compare it?

Commentaries on Acts 5:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24They doubted of them whereunto this would grow - They did not know what to think of the apostles, whether they had saved themselves by magic, or whether they were delivered by a real miracle; and they were at a loss to tell what the issue of these things would be.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The captain of the temple - See the notes on Acts 4:1. Doubted of them - They were in “perplexity” about these things. The word rendered “doubted” denotes “that state of anxiety which arises when a person has lost his way, or when he does not know what to do to escape from a difficulty.” See Luke 9:7. Whereunto this would grow - What this “would be”; or, what would be the result or end of these events. For: (1)Their authority was disregarded. (2)God had…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

Topics related to Acts 5:24

• Defense
• Government
• Minister, Christian
• Persecution
• Peter
• Priest
• Prisoners
• Sadducees
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• High priest
• Captain
• Doctor
• Haply
• Keep
• Lie
• Privy
• Refrain
• Sadducees
• Sanhedrim

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