New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 5:23-29

23saying, “We found the prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we found no one inside.” 24Now when 1the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what 2would come of this. 25But someone came and reported to them, “The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!” 26Then 3the captain went along with 4the officers and proceeded to bring them back without violence (for 5they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned).

27When they had brought them, they stood them 6before 7the Council. The high priest questioned them, 28saying, “We gave you 8strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and 9yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and 10intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.” 29But Peter and the apostles answered, “11We must obey God rather than men.

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Notes

1. Acts 5:24 Acts 4:1; 5:26 ↩
2. Acts 5:24 Lit this would become ↩
3. Acts 5:26 Acts 5:24 ↩
4. Acts 5:26 Acts 5:22 ↩
5. Acts 5:26 Acts 4:21; 5:13 ↩
6. Acts 5:27 Lit in ↩
7. Acts 5:27 Matt 5:22; Acts 5:21, 34, 41 ↩
8. Acts 5:28 Acts 4:18 ↩
9. Acts 5:28 Lit behold ↩
10. Acts 5:28 Matt 23:35; 27:25; Acts 2:23, 36; 3:14f; 7:52 ↩
11. Acts 5:29 Acts 4:19 ↩

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