Acts 5:24

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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.

Cross References

Luke 22:4

So, he left [probably the house of Simon, the man healed of an infectious skin disease. See Matt. 26:6-13] and went and discussed with the leading priests and captains [i.e., of the Temple guard] how he could turn Jesus over to them.

Luke 22:52

And Jesus said to the leading priests and captains of the Temple [guard] and the [Jewish] elders that came to take Him, “Have you come out [to arrest me] with swords and clubs as you would [apprehend] a thief?

John 12:19

So, the Pharisees were saying among themselves, “Look, you men are getting nowhere [in this situation]. See, the [whole] world has gone after him.”

Acts 2:12

And they were amazed and perplexed [over this] and began saying to one another, “What does all this mean?”

Acts 4:1

As they were speaking to the [crowd of] people, the [Jewish] priests, the captain of the Temple [guard] and the Sadducees [i.e., a sect of the Jewish religion] approached them

Acts 4:21

And when the Council had threatened them some more, they [finally] released them because they could not find any reason to punish them. [Actually] they were worried about how the people felt [about the matter], since everybody was giving honor to God for the miracle that had been performed.

Acts 5:23

“We found the jail securely locked, with guards on duty at the doors, but when we went inside there was no one there!”

Acts 5:25

[Just then] someone came in and said, “Look, the men you put in jail are [now] standing in the Temple teaching people.”

Acts 5:26

[Immediately] the captain, with his officers, went [to the Temple] and brought the apostles back again, but did not use any violence because they feared that the people might stone them.