Acts 5:18-26
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 5
18They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public prison. 19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and leading them out, he said, 20Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple area the whole message of this Life.'
21Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple area about daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, that is, all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison for them to be brought.
22But the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported,
23saying, 'We found the prison locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.'
24Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what would come of this.
25But someone came and reported to them, 'The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple area and teaching the people!'
26Then the captain went along with the officers and proceeded to bring them back without violence (for they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned).
King James Version
Chapter 5
18And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. 19But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, 20Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. 21And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. 22But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told, 23Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within. 24Now 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. 25Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 5
18So they arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail during the night, brought them out, and said, 20"Go and stand in the temple, and tell the people all about this life."
21Hearing this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin--the full council of the Israelites--and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.
22But when the servants got there, they did not find them in the jail; so they returned and reported,
23"We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing in front of the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."
24As the captain of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, wondering what would come of this.
New Living Translation
Chapter 5
18They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19But an angel of the Lord came at night, opened the gates of the jail, and brought them out. Then he told them, 20Go 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.
22But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council and reported,
23The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!'
English Standard Version
Chapter 5
18they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. 19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, 20“Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life.” 21And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council, all the senate of the people of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
22But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,
23“We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside.”
24Now 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.
25And someone came and told them, “Look! The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.”
26Then the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.
New International Version
Chapter 5
18They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. 20Go, stand in the temple courts,' he said, 'and tell the people all about this new life.'
21At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin--the full assembly of the elders of Israel--and sent to the jail for the apostles.
22But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported,
23We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.'
24On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.
New King James Version
Chapter 5
18and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison. 19But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, 20“Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.”
22But when the officers came and did not find them in the prison, they returned and reported,
23saying, “Indeed we found the prison shut securely, and the guards standing outside before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”
24Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be.
25So one came and told them, saying, “Look, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”
