Acts 5:23

23 "We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors. However, when we opened the doors, we found no one inside."

Acts 5:23 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 5:23

Saying, the prison truly found we shut with all safety,
&c.] Locked, barred and bolted;

and the keepers standing without before the doors;
both inner and outer in their proper places, diligently discharging their office:

but when we had opened we found no man within;
that is, none of the apostles, for there might be other prisoners in it, who were not released by this means.

Acts 5:23 In-Context

21 Early in the morning, after they had listened to the angel, the apostles went into the temple courtyard and began to teach. The chief priest and those who were with him called together the Jewish council, that is, all the leaders of Israel. They also sent men to the prison to get the apostles.

22 When the temple guards arrived at the prison, they didn't find the apostles. The guards came back and reported,

23 "We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors. However, when we opened the doors, we found no one inside."

24 When the officer of the temple guards and the chief priests heard this, they were puzzled about what could have happened.

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