Acts 5:17-23
sect of the Sadducees—See on Acts 4:1 for the reason why this is specified.
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!”
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