Acts 5:24

Good News Translation

When the chief priests and the officer in charge of the Temple guards heard this, they wondered what had happened to the apostles.

Cross References

Isaiah 9:7

His royal power will continue to grow; his kingdom will always be at peace. He will rule as King David's successor, basing his power on right and justice, from now until the end of time. The Lord Almighty is determined to do all this.

Luke 22:4

So Judas went off and spoke with the chief priests and the officers of the Temple guard about how he could betray Jesus to them.

Luke 22:52

Then Jesus said to the chief priests and the officers of the Temple guard and the elders who had come there to get him, “Did you have to come with swords and clubs, as though I were an outlaw?

John 12:19

The Pharisees then said to one another, “You see, we are not succeeding at all! Look, the whole world is following him!”

Acts 2:12

Amazed and confused, they kept asking each other, “What does this mean?”

Acts 4:1

Peter and John were still speaking to the people when some priests, the officer in charge of the Temple guards, and some Sadducees arrived.

Acts 4:21

So the Council warned them even more strongly and then set them free. They saw that it was impossible to punish them, because the people were all praising God for what had happened.

Acts 5:23

“When we arrived at the jail, we found it locked up tight and all the guards on watch at the gates; but when we opened the gates, we found no one inside!”

Acts 5:25

Then a man came in and said to them, “Listen! The men you put in prison are in the Temple teaching the people!”

Acts 5:26

So the officer went off with his men and brought the apostles back. They did not use force, however, because they were afraid that the people might stone them.