Acts 5:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They 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 33:10

The Lord can ruin every decision the nations make. He can spoil all their plans.

Psalm 2:4

But the one who rules in heaven laughs at them. The Lord makes fun of them.

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,

John 8:59

When he said this, they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus hid, and then he left the Temple area.

Lamentations 3:37

No one can say something and make it happen, unless the Lord orders it.

Proverbs 21:30

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

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 and wondered what it all meant.