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

17The high priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. But an angel of the Lord came at night, opened the gates of the jail, and brought them out. Then he told them, 20“Go to the Temple and give the people this message of life!” 21So at daybreak the apostles entered the Temple, as they were told, and immediately began teaching. When the high priest and his officials arrived, they convened the high council—the full assembly of the elders of Israel. Then they sent for the apostles to be brought from the jail for trial.

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 12:7Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, “Quick! Get up!” And the chains fell off his wrists.
• Acts 16:26Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew open, and the chains of every prisoner fell off!
• Psalms 34:7For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
• Psalms 105:17Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them— Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
• Psalms 146:7He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.

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