Acts 5:19

The Passion Translation

But during the night, the Lord sent an angel who appeared before them. He supernaturally opened their prison doors and brought the apostles outside.

Cross References

Psalm 146:7

The oppressed get justice with you. The hungry are satisfied with you. Prisoners find their freedom with you.

Psalm 34:7

The angel of Yahweh stooped down to listen as I prayed, encircling me, empowering me, and showing me how to escape. He will do this for everyone who fears God.

Isaiah 61:1

The mighty Spirit of Lord Yahweh is wrapped around me because Yahweh has anointed me, as a messenger to preach good news to the poor. He sent me to heal the wounds of the brokenhearted, to tell captives, “You are free,” and to tell prisoners, “Be free from your darkness.”

Daniel 3:28

King Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! For he sent his divine messenger to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They disobeyed my orders and laid their lives on the line rather than serve or worship any god but their own.

Matthew 1:20

While he was still debating with himself about what to do, he fell asleep and had a supernatural dream. An angel from the Lord appeared to him and said, “Joseph, descendant of David, don’t hesitate to take Mary into your home as your wife, because the power of the Holy Spirit has conceived a child in her womb.

Matthew 1:24

When Joseph woke from his dream, he did all that the angel of the Lord instructed him to do. He took Mary to be his wife,

Matthew 2:13

After they had gone, Joseph had another dream. An angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “Get up now and flee to Egypt. Take Mary and the little child and stay there until I tell you to leave, for Herod intends to search for the child to kill him.”

Matthew 2:19

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

Matthew 28:2

Suddenly, the earth shook violently beneath their feet as the angel of the Yahweh descended from heaven. Lightning flashed around him and his robe was dazzling white! The guards were stunned and terrified—lying motionless like dead men. Then the angel walked up to the tomb, rolled away the stone, and sat on top of it!

Luke 1:11

All at once an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing just to the right of the altar of incense.

Luke 2:9

Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared in radiant splendor before them, lighting up the field with the blazing glory of God, and the shepherds were terrified!

Acts 10:3

One afternoon about three o’clock, he had an open vision and saw the angel of God appear right in front of him, calling out his name, “Cornelius!”

Acts 12:23

Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, an infestation of worms, because he accepted the people’s worship and didn’t give the glory to God, and he died.

Acts 16:26

Suddenly, a great earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. All at once every prison door flung open and the chains of all the prisoners came loose.

Acts 27:23

For God’s angel visited me last night, the angel of my God, the God I passionately serve. He came and stood in front of me

Acts 8:26

Then the Lord’s angel said to Philip, “Now go south from Jerusalem on the desert road to Gaza.”