25 [a]Then came one and showed them, saying, Behold, the men that ye put in prison, are standing in the Temple, and teach the people.

26 [b]Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence (for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.)

27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the Council, and the chief Priest asked them,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 5:25 The more openly that Christ’s virtue showeth itself, the more increaseth the madness of his enemies which conspire against him.
  2. Acts 5:26 Tyrants which fear not God, are constrained to fear his servants.

25 Then someone came and said, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people.” 26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people(A) would stone them.

27 The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin(B) to be questioned by the high priest.

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