So, they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself [or “was hidden,” suggesting a miraculous departure] and left the Temple [area].
Acts 5:23 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) “We found the jail securely locked, with guards on duty at the doors, but when we went inside there was no one there!” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition We found the prison quite safely locked up and the guards were on duty outside the doors, but when we opened [it], we found no one on the inside. American Standard Version (1901) saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within. Common English Bible “We found the prison locked and well-secured, with guards standing at the doors, but when we opened the doors we found no one inside!” Catholic Public Domain Version saying: "We found the prison certainly locked up with all diligence, and the guards standing before the door. But upon opening it, we found no one within." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Saying: The prison indeed we found shut with all diligence, and the keepers standing before the doors; but opening it, we found no man within. |
So, they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself [or “was hidden,” suggesting a miraculous departure] and left the Temple [area].
But an angel from the Lord one night [miraculously] opened the jail doors and released them, saying,
But when the officers arrived at the jail the apostles were gone, so they returned to the Council and reported,
Now when the captain of the Temple [guard] and the leading priests heard about this, they became frustrated over how far this [teaching] would [eventually] spread.