Acts 5:25

25 But one came and told them: Behold, the men whom you put in 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 indeed we found shut with all diligence, and the keepers standing before the door: but opening it, we found no man within.

24 Now when the officer of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt concerning them, what would come to pass.

25 But one came and told them: Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.

26 Then went the officer with the ministers and brought them 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,