Acts 5:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 5:12

10 ^aThen immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. And the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband.

11 ^aSo great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things.

Continuing Power in the Church

12 And ^athrough the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. ^bAnd they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch.

13 Yet ^anone of the rest dared join them, ^bbut the people esteemed them highly.

14 And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,

15 so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, ^athat at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them.

16 Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing ^asick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.

Imprisoned Apostles Freed

17 ^aThen the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with¹ indignation,

18 ^aand laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.

19 But at night ^aan angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

20 “Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people ^aall the words of this life.”

21 And when they heard that, they entered the temple early in the morning and taught. ^aBut the high priest and those with him came and called the¹ council together, with all the² elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

Apostles on Trial Again

22 But when the officers came and did not find them in the prison, they returned and reported,

23 saying, “Indeed we found the prison shut securely, and the guards standing¹ outside before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”

24 Now when¹ the high priest, ^athe captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be.

25 So one came and told them,¹ saying, “Look, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”

26 Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence, ^afor they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

28 saying, ^a“Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, ^band intend to bring this Man’s ^cblood on us!”

Verse Comparison: Acts 5:12

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American Standard Version
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

Amplified® Bible
Now by the hands of the apostles (special messengers) numerous {and} startling signs {and} wonders were being performed among the people. And by common consent they all met together [at the temple] in the covered porch (walk) called Solomon's.

Contemporary English Version
The apostles worked many miracles and wonders among the people. All of the Lord's followers often met in the part of the temple known as Solomon's Porch.

Darby English Version
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders done among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch,

Good News Bible
Many miracles and wonders were being performed among the people by the apostles. All the believers met together in Solomon's Porch.

International Standard Version
Now many signs and wonders were continuously being performed by the apostles among the people. And they were all together in Solomon's Colonnade.

King James Version
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

New American Standard Bible
At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were taking place among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's portico.

New International Version
The apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon's Colonnade.

New King James Version
And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's Porch.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders took place among the people; and they dwelled with one accord in Solomon's portico.

Young's Literal Translation
And through the hands of the apostles came many signs and wonders among the people, and they were with one accord all in the porch of Solomon;

New English Translation
Now many miraculous signs¹ and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By² common consent³ they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.⁴

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