Acts 5:23

New English Translation

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

Cross References

Psalm 2:4

The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them.

Psalm 33:10

The Lord frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the Lord.

Lamentations 3:37

Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?

John 8:59

Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out from the temple area.

Acts 5:19

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

Acts 5:22

But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

Acts 5:24

Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be.