Acts 5:19

New International Reader's Version

But during the night an angel of the Lord came. He opened the doors of the jail and brought the apostles out.

Cross References

Psalm 146:7

He stands up for those who are treated badly. He gives food to hungry people. The Lord sets prisoners free.

Psalm 34:7

The angel of the Lord stands guard around those who have respect for him. And he saves them.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord and King is on me. The Lord has anointed me to announce good news to poor people. He has sent me to comfort those whose hearts have been broken. He has sent me to announce freedom for those who have been captured. He wants me to set prisoners free from their dark cells.

Daniel 3:28

Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “May the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be praised! He has sent his angel and saved his servants. They trusted in him. They refused to obey my command. They were willing to give up their lives. They would rather die than serve or worship any god except their own God.

Matthew 1:20

But as Joseph was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. The angel said, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary home as your wife. The baby inside her is from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:24

Joseph woke up. He did what the angel of the Lord commanded him to do. He took Mary home as his wife.

Matthew 2:13

When the Wise Men had left, Joseph had a dream. In the dream an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph. “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you to come back. Herod is going to search for the child. He wants to kill him.”

Matthew 2:19

After Herod died, Joseph had a dream while he was still in Egypt. In the dream an angel of the Lord appeared to him.

Matthew 28:2

There was a powerful earthquake. An angel of the Lord came down from heaven. The angel went to the tomb. He rolled back the stone and sat on it.

Luke 1:11

Then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah. The angel was standing at the right side of the incense altar.

Luke 2:9

An angel of the Lord appeared to them. And the glory of the Lord shone around them. They were terrified.

Acts 10:3

One day about three o’clock in the afternoon he had a vision. He saw clearly an angel of God. The angel came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

Acts 12:23

Right away an angel of the Lord struck Herod down. Herod had not given praise to God. So he was eaten by worms and died.

Acts 16:26

Suddenly there was a powerful earthquake. It shook the prison from top to bottom. All at once the prison doors flew open. Everyone’s chains came loose.

Acts 27:23

I belong to God and serve him. Last night his angel stood beside me.

Acts 8:26

An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip. “Go south to the desert road,” he said. “It’s the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”