Acts 5:23

New American Bible - revised edition

“We found the jail securely locked and the guards stationed outside the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

Cross References

Psalm 2:4

The one enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord derides them,

Psalm 33:10

The Lord foils the plan of nations, frustrates the designs of peoples.

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel prevail against the Lord.

Lamentations 3:37

Who speaks so that it comes to pass, unless the Lord commands it?

John 8:59

So they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple area.

Acts 5:19

But during the night, the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

Acts 5:22

But the court officers who went did not find them in the prison, so they came back and reported,

Acts 5:24

When they heard this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss about them, as to what this would come to.