Acts 5:23

Easy To Read Version

The men said, “The jail was closed and locked. The guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors, the jail was empty!”

Cross References

Psalm 2:4

But my Master, the King in heaven,\par laughs at those people.\par

Psalm 33:10

The Lord can make everyone’s advice useless.\par He can ruin all their plans.\par

Proverbs 21:30

There is no person who is wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it.

Lamentations 3:37

Nobody can say something\par and have it happen,\par unless the Lord orders it to happen.\par

John 8:59

When Jesus said this, the people picked up rocks to throw at him. But Jesus hid, and then he left the temple {\cf2\super [151]} area.

Acts 5:19

But during the night, an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail. The angel led the apostles outside and said,

Acts 5:22

When the men went to the jail, they could not find the apostles there. So they went back and told the Jewish leaders about this.

Acts 5:24

The captain of the temple guards and the leading priests heard this. They were confused. They wondered, “What will happen because of this?”