5:17 Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him (that is, the religious party of the Sadducees 1 ), 2 and they were filled with jealousy. 3 5:18 They 4 laid hands on 5 the apostles and put them in a public jail. 5:19 But during the night an angel of the Lord 6 opened 7 the doors of the prison, 8 led them out, 9 and said, 5:20 “Go and stand in the temple courts 10 and proclaim 11 to the people all the words of this life.” 5:21 When they heard this, they entered the temple courts 12 at daybreak and began teaching. 13
Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin 14 – that is, the whole high council 15 of the Israelites 16 – and sent to the jail to have the apostles 17 brought before them. 18 5:22 But the officers 19 who came for them 20 did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported, 21 5:23 “We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, 22 we found no one inside.” 5:24 Now when the commander 23 of the temple guard 24 and the chief priests heard this report, 25 they were greatly puzzled concerning it, 26 wondering what this could 27 be. 5:25 But someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts 28 and teaching 29 the people!” 5:26 Then the commander 30 of the temple guard 31 went with the officers 32 and brought the apostles 33 without the use of force 34 (for they were afraid of being stoned by the people). 35
5:27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, 36 and the high priest questioned 37 them, 5:28 saying, “We gave 38 you strict orders 39 not to teach in this name. 40 Look, 41 you have filled Jerusalem 42 with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood 43 on us!”