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Acts 5:19

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17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

21 And 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.

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BSB
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
KJV
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
WEB
But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out and said,
ASV
But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said,
DARBY
But an angel of [the] Lord during the night opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out, said,
BLB
But during the night an angel of the Lord, having opened the doors of the jail and having brought them out, said,
ÅB
Men en Herrens engel åpnet om natten fengslets dører og førte dem ut og sa:
OTB
Men om natten åpnet en Herrens engel fengselsdørene og førte dem ut.
B1930
Men en Herrens engel åpnet om natten fengslets dører og førte dem ut og sa:

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Cross references

  • Acts 16:26

    And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.

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  • Psalms 34:7

    The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

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  • Acts 12:7–11

    And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

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  • Acts 8:26

    And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

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  • Psalms 105:17–20

    He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

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  • Acts 27:23

    For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

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  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

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  • Matthew 1:20

    But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

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