Acts 5:25

One came and told them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.”

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WEBBE

One came and told them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.”

BSB

Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

KJV

Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

ASV

And there came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people.

BBE

And someone came and said to them, The men, whom you put in prison, are in the Temple teaching the people.

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παραγενόμενος paragenomenos Having come G3854 δέ de then G1161 τις tis a certain one G5100 ἀπήγγειλεν apēngeilen he reported G518 αὐτοῖς autois to them G846 λέγων legōn saying G3004 ὅτι hoti that G3754 ἰδοὺ idou Behold G2400 οἱ hoi the G3588 ἄνδρες andres men G435 οὓς hous whom G3739 ἔθεσθε ethesthe you put G5087 ἐν en in G1722 τῇ tēa the G3588 φυλακῇ phulakēa prison G5438 εἰσὶν eisin are G1510 ἐν en in G1722 τῷ tō the G3588 ἱερῷ hi'erō temple G2411 ἑστῶτες hestōtes already standing G2476 καὶ kai and G2532 διδάσκοντες didaskontes teaching G1321 τὸν ton the G3588 λαόν.¶ laon people G2992

The early church

O the folly of the men! "They feared," saith he, "the multitude." Why, how had the multitude helped the Apostles? When they ought to have feared that God Who was continually delivering them like winged creatures out of their power, instead of that, "they feared the multitude!"
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 17–25

There is no prison so dark, so strong, but God can visit his people in it, and, if he pleases, fetch them out. Recoveries from sickness, releases out of trouble, are granted, not that we may enjoy the comforts of life, but that God may be honoured with the services of our life. It is not for the preachers of Christ's gospel to retire into corners, as long as they can have any opportunity of preaching in the great congregation. They must preach to the lowest, whose souls are as precious to Christ as the souls of the greatest. Speak to all, for all are concerned. Speak as those who resolve to stand to it, to live and die by it. Speak all the words of this heavenly, divine life, in comparison with which the present earthly life does not deserve the name. These words of life, which the Holy Ghost puts into your mouth. The words of the gospel are the words of life; words whereby we may be saved. How wretched are those who are vexed at the success of the gospel! They cannot but see that the word and power of the Lord are against them; and they tremble for the consequences, yet they will go on.

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