Acts 5:21

¹⁹ 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.

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.

²² But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

²³ Saying, 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.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
KJV: 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.
WEB: When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and taught. But the high priest and those who were with him came and called the council together, with all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
ASV: And when they heard [this], they entered into the temple about daybreak, 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-house to have them brought.
DARBY: And when they heard it, they entered very early into the temple and taught. And when the high priest was come, and they that were with him, they called together the council and all the elderhood of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
BLB: And having heard, they entered into the temple at the dawn and were teaching. Now the high priest having come, and those with him, they called together the Council—even all the senate of the sons of Israel—and they sent to the prison house to bring them.

ÅB: Da de hørte dette, gikk de mot dagningen inn i templet og lærte. Da nå ypperstepresten og hans følge kom, kalte de sammen rådet og alle Israels barns eldste, og sendte bud til fengslet for å hente dem.
OTB: Ved daggry gikk de inn i tempelgårdene og begynte å undervise. Da ypperstepresten og hans tilhengere ankom, kalte de sammen Sanhedrin—den fullstendige forsamlingen av Israels eldste—og sendte til fengselet etter apostlene.
B1930: Da de hørte dette, gikk de mot dagningen inn i templet og lærte. Da nu ypperstepresten og hans følge kom, kalte de sammen rådet og alle Israels barns eldste, og sendte bud til fengslet for å hente dem.

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Cross references

John 8:2
And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
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Acts 12:18–19
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.
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Luke 21:37–38
And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
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Acts 22:2–3
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
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John 18:35
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
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Acts 5:41
And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
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Acts 5:34
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
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Psalms 105:22
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
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