Acts 5:25

25 Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.”

Acts 5:25 in Other Translations

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

25 And someone came and told them, "Look! The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people."

25 Then someone arrived with startling news: “The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple, teaching the people!”

25 Just then someone showed up and said, "Did you know that the men you put in jail are back in the Temple teaching the people?"

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.

25 Then someone told them, "The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courtyard. They're teaching the people."

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

25 Then someone came and said, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courtyard. They are 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 at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

24 On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.

25 Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.”

26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people would stone them.

27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.