Acts 5:25

25 Someone came and reported to them, "Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple complex 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 "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!"

24 As the captain of the temple police and the chief priests heard these things, they were baffled about them, as to what could come of this.

25 Someone came and reported to them, "Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple complex and teaching the people."

26 Then the captain went with the temple police and brought them in without force, because they were afraid the people might stone them.

27 When they had brought them in, they had them stand before the Sanhedrin, and the high priest asked,