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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 5:17-25

Never did any good work go on with any hope of success, but it met with opposition; those that are bent to do mischief cannot be reconciled to those who make it their business to do good. Satan, the destroyer of mankind, ever was, and will be, an adversary to those who are the benefactors of mankind; and it would have been strange if the apostles had gone on thus teaching and healing and had had no check. In these verses we have the malice of hell and the grace of heaven struggling about them,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 5:17-32

5:17-32 But the high priest and his party (the local sect of the Sadducees) were filled with envy, and they laid hands on the apostles and put them under public arrest. But through the night the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and led them out and said, "Go, stand in the Temple and tell the people all the words of this life." When they heard this they came into the Temple very early and began to teach. When the high priest and those with him arrived, they summoned the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 5:18

And laid their hands on the apostles ,.... That is, laid hold on them, and took them, and carried them away; at least their servants did so, by their orders: and put them in the common prison ; where malefactors were put; and this both for greater security, and for greater disgrace. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 5:19

But the angel of the Lord ,.... Or "of God", as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions read, whether Michael, as some have thought, or Gabriel, or what particular angel, is not material to know. However, it was a good angel, an elect angel, one of those ministering spirits sent by God to minister to the heirs of promise; one of those angels that excel in strength, as appears by what he did: for he by night opened the prison doors ; where the apostles were put, and which had more doors than... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 5:20

Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people ,.... They were not delivered out of prison, in order to go and secure themselves from danger; but to go about the work they were called to, to preach the Gospel "in the temple", the place of worship; and a proper place to meet with persons to preach to, being a public place, whither the Jews always resorted; and there they were to stand, and continue with courage and intrepidity, not fearing the reproach and wrath of men, seeing they had both... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 5:21

And when they heard that ,.... Or "his word", as the Arabic version supplies; that is, the word of the angel, the orders enjoined them by him, to go to the temple, and there preach the Gospel; this clause is left out in the Syriac version: they entered into the temple early in the morning ; they were obedient to the command of the angel, believing him to be a messenger of God, who declared his will, which they readily complied with, and were indeed eager of doing it; and therefore early... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:18

Put them in the common prison - It being too late in the evening to bring them to a hearing. To this verse the Codex Bezae adds, και επορευθη εἱς ἑκαστος εις τα ιδια , And each of them went to his own house. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:19

But the angel of the Lord - opened the prison doors - This was done: To increase the confidence of the apostles, by showing them that they were under the continual care of God; and, To show the Jewish rulers that they were fighting against Him while persecuting his followers, and attempting to prevent them from preaching the Gospel. This was another warning graciously given them by a good and merciful God, that they might repent, and so escape the coming wrath. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:20

All the words of this life - All the doctrines of life eternal, founded on the word, death, and resurrection of Christ Jesus. This is another periphrasis for Gospel. Go to the temple - the most public place, and speak to the people - who come there to worship according to the law, the words of this life - the whole doctrine of salvation from sin and death; and show that the law is fulfilled in the sacrifice of Jesus, and that, by his resurrection, he has brought life and immortality to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:21

Called the council together - Συνεδριον The sanhedrin, all the senate; την γερουσιαν , the elders, or what we would call the aldermen. How these differed from the πρεσβυτεριον , presbytery, if they did differ, is not now known. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 5:17-25

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 5:17-32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 5:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 5:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 5:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 5:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:21

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