Acts 5:23

The Passion Translation

“We found the jail securely locked and the guards standing by their cell, but when we opened the door, there was no one inside!”

Cross References

Psalm 2:4

God-Enthroned merely laughs at them; the Sovereign One mocks their madness!

Psalm 33:10

With his breath he scatters the schemes of nations who oppose him; they will never succeed.

Proverbs 21:30

All your brilliant wisdom and clever insight will be of no help at all if the Lord is against you.

Lamentations 3:37

Who can make anything happen unless the Lord is willing?

John 8:59

When they heard this, they picked up rocks to stone him, but Jesus concealed himself as he passed through the crowd and went away from there.

Acts 5:19

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

Acts 5:22

But when the officers came to the prison cell, it was empty! They returned to the council and informed them,

Acts 5:24

When the captain of the temple guard and the leading priests heard this report, they were perplexed and at a loss over what to make of it.