Acts 5:25

25 And there came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people.

Acts 5:25 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 5:25

Then came one and told them, saying
Who this man was, is of no consequence to know; it can hardly be thought that he was one of the number of the disciples, or a member of the church, or a professor of the Christian religion; but rather an enemy, and one that sought his own interest, and to obtain the favour and affection of the chief priests and elders, and therefore very officiously came to them, and reported as follows:

behold, the men whom ye put in prison,
last night,

are standing in the temple;
openly and publicly, and without fear;

and teaching the people;
in the name of Jesus, which the sanhedrim had forbid them to do.

Acts 5:25 In-Context

23 saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

24 Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed concerning them whereunto this would grow.

25 And there came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people.

26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, [but] without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,