Acts 5:26

Easy To Read Version

Then the captain and his men went out and brought the apostles back. But the soldiers did not use force, because they were afraid of the people. The soldiers were afraid that the people would \{become angry and\} kill them (the soldiers) with rocks.

Cross References

Matthew 14:5

Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people. The people believed that John was a prophet. {\cf2\super [199]}

Matthew 21:26

But we can’t say John's baptism was from someone else. We are afraid of the people, because they all believe that John was a prophet. {\cf2\super [296]} ”

Matthew 26:5

The men in the meeting said, “We cannot arrest Jesus during Passover. {\cf2\super [394]} We don’t want the people to become angry and cause a riot.”

Matthew 26:58

Peter followed Jesus, but he did not come near Jesus. Peter followed Jesus to the yard of the high priest’s house. He went in and sat with the guards. Peter wanted to see what would happen to Jesus.

Luke 20:19

The teachers of the law and the leading priests heard this story that Jesus told. They knew this story was about them. So they wanted to arrest Jesus at that time. But they were afraid of what the people would do.

Luke 20:6

But if we say that John’s baptism was from someone else, \{not God,\} then all the people will kill us with rocks. They will kill us because they believe that John was a prophet. {\cf2\super [313]} ”

Luke 22:2

The leading priests and teachers of the law were trying to find a quiet way to kill Jesus. They were afraid of what the people would do to them.

Luke 22:4

Judas went and talked with the leading priests and some of the soldiers who guarded the temple. {\cf2\super [342]} Judas talked to them about a way to give Jesus to them.

Acts 5:13

None of the other people felt worthy to stand with them. All the people were saying good things about the apostles.

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?”

Acts 5:25

Then another man came and told them, “Listen! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple yard. They are teaching the people!”