When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and taught. But the high priest and those who were with him came and called the council together, with all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Acts 5:21 in context
Acts 5:18–24
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and laid hands on the apostles, then put them in public custody.
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“Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.”
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When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and taught. But the high priest and those who were with him came and called the council together, with all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
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But the officers who came didn’t find them in the prison. They returned and reported,
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“We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”
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Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.
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