Cross References

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!”

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

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

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

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.

Who can make anything happen unless the Lord is willing?

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

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

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.