Acts 5:12-30

12 At the hands of the apostles many ¹signs and wonders were taking place among the people; and they were all with one accord in ²Solomon's portico.

13 But none of the rest dared to associate with them; however, ³the people held them in high esteem.

14 And all the more ⁴believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women, were constantly ⁵added to their number,

15 to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by ⁶at least his shadow might fall on any one of them.

16 Also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.

Imprisonment and Release

17 But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is ⁷the sect of ⁸the Sadducees ), and they were filled with jealousy.

18 They laid hands on the apostles and ⁹put them in a public jail.

19 But during the night ¹⁰an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said,

20 "Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple ¹¹the whole message of this Life."

21 Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple ¹²about daybreak and began to teach. Now when ¹³the high priest and his associates came, they called ¹⁴the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

22 But ¹⁵the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported back,

23 saying, "We found the prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we found no one inside."

24 Now when ¹⁶the 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.

25 But someone came and reported to them, "The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!"

26 Then ¹⁷the captain went along with ¹⁸the officers and proceeded to bring them back without * violence (for ¹⁹they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned ).

27 When they had brought them, they stood them before ²⁰the Council. The high priest questioned them,

28 saying, "We gave you ²¹strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and ²²intend to bring this man's blood upon us."

29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "²³We must obey God rather than men.

30 "²⁴The God of our fathers ²⁵raised up Jesus, whom you had ²⁶put to death by hanging Him on a cross.

Cross References

• 1. John 4:48
• 2. John 10:23; Acts 3:11
• 3. Acts 2:47; Acts 4:21
• 4. 2 Corinthians 6:15
• 5. Acts 2:47; Acts 11:24
• 6. Acts 19:12
• 7. Acts 15:5
• 8. Matthew 3:7; Acts 4:1
• 9. Acts 4:3
• 10. Matthew 1:20, 24; Matthew 2:13, 19; Matthew 28:2; Luke 1:11; Luke 2:9; Acts 8:26; Acts 10:3; Acts 12:7, 23; Acts 27:23
• 11. John 6:63, 68
• 12. John 8:2
• 13. Acts 4:6
• 14. Matthew 5:22; Acts 5:27, 34, 41
• 15. Matthew 26:58; Acts 5:26
• 16. Acts 4:1; Acts 5:26
• 17. Acts 5:24
• 18. Acts 5:22
• 19. Acts 4:21; Acts 5:13
• 20. Matthew 5:22; Acts 5:21, 34, 41
• 21. Acts 4:18
• 22. Matthew 23:35; Matthew 27:25; Acts 2:23, 36; Acts 3:14; Acts 7:52
• 23. Acts 4:19
• 24. Acts 3:13
• 25. Acts 2:24
• 26. Acts 10:39; Acts 13:29; Galatians 3:13; 1 Peter 2:24

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "Through"
• [b]. Lit "multitude"
• [c]. Lit "and"
• [d]. Or "continue to speak"
• [e]. Lit "all the words"
• [f]. Or "Sanhedrin"
• [g]. Lit "this would become"
• [h]. Lit "in"
• [i]. Lit "behold"
• [j]. Or "on whom you had laid violent hands"
• [k]. Lit "wood"