Acts 5:26

Good News Translation

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.

Cross References

Matthew 14:5

Herod wanted to kill him, but he was afraid of the Jewish people, because they considered John to be a prophet.

Matthew 21:26

But if we say, ‘From human beings,’ we are afraid of what the people might do, because they are all convinced that John was a prophet.”

Matthew 26:5

“We must not do it during the festival,” they said, “or the people will riot.”

Matthew 26:58

Peter followed from a distance, as far as the courtyard of the High Priest's house. He went into the courtyard and sat down with the guards to see how it would all come out.

Luke 20:19

The teachers of the Law and the chief priests tried to arrest Jesus on the spot, because they knew that he had told this parable against them; but they were afraid of the people.

Luke 20:6

But if we say, ‘From human beings,’ this whole crowd here will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

Luke 22:2

The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were afraid of the people, and so they were trying to find a way of putting Jesus to death secretly.

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.

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 5:13

Nobody outside the group dared join them, even though the people spoke highly of them.

Acts 5:22

But when the officials arrived, they did not find the apostles in prison, so they returned to the Council and reported,

Acts 5:24

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

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!”