Acts 5:20

“Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people, etc.] They were not delivered out of prison, in order to go and secure themselves from danger; but to go about the work they were called to, to preach the Gospel “in the temple”, the place of worship; and a proper place to meet with persons to preach to, being a public place, whither the Jews always resorted; and there they were to stand, and continue with courage and intrepidity, not fearing the reproach and wrath of men, seeing they had both Christ and truth on their side; and there declare it “to the people”, the common people, the multitude, even all that came to hear: the Gospel is to be preached to all; the Spirit of God makes it…”

“all the words of this life--beautiful expression for that Life in the Risen One which was the burden of their preaching!”

“In the temple - In a public and conspicuous place. In this way there would be a most striking exhibition of their boldness; a proof that “God” had delivered them, and a manifestation of their purpose to obey God rather than man. All the words - All the doctrines. Compare John 6:68, “Thou hast the words of eternal life.” Of this life - Pertaining to life, to the eternal life which they taught through the resurrection of Jesus. The word “life” is used sometimes to express “the whole of religion,” as opposed to the spiritual “death” of sin. See John 1:4; John 3:36. Their deliverance from prison was not that they might be idle, and escape to a place of safety. Again they were to engage in the…”

“The words of this - That is, these words of life: words which show the way to life everlasting. Acts 5:23”

“stand: Isa 58:1; Jer 7:2, Jer 19:14, Jer 19:15, Jer 20:2, Jer 20:3, Jer 22:1, Jer 22:2, Jer 26:2, Jer 36:10; Mat 21:23; Joh 18:20 all: Act 11:14; Exo 24:3; Joh 6:63, Joh 6:68, Joh 12:50, Joh 17:3, Joh 17:8; Jo1 1:1-3, Jo1 5:11, Jo1 5:12 Acts 5:21”