Peter followed Jesus, but he did not come near Jesus. Peter followed Jesus to the yard of the high priest’s house. He went in and sat with the guards. Peter wanted to see what would happen to Jesus.
Acts 5:22 - Easy To Read Version When the men went to the jail, they could not find the apostles there. So they went back and told the Jewish leaders about this. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But when the attendants arrived there, they failed to find them in the jail; so they came back and reported, American Standard Version (1901) But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told, Common English Bible However, the guards didn’t find them in the prison. They returned and reported, Catholic Public Domain Version But when the attendants had arrived, and, upon opening the prison, had not found them, they returned and reported to them, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But when the ministers came, and opening the prison, found them not there, they returned and told, |
Peter followed Jesus, but he did not come near Jesus. Peter followed Jesus to the yard of the high priest’s house. He went in and sat with the guards. Peter wanted to see what would happen to Jesus.
The next day the soldiers were very upset. They wondered what happened to Peter.
The men said, “The jail was closed and locked. The guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors, the jail was empty!”
Then the captain and his men went out and brought the apostles back. But the soldiers did not use force, because they were afraid of the people. The soldiers were afraid that the people would \{become angry and\} kill them (the soldiers) with rocks.