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Acts 5:25

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Acts 5:25 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Acts 5:25 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told,
23saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
24Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed concerning them whereunto this would grow.
25And there came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people.
26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, [but] without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,
28saying, We strictly charged you not to teach in this name: and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man`s blood upon us.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then came one and told them, saying, etc.] Who this man was, is of no consequence to know; it can hardly be thought that he was one of the number of the disciples, or a member of the church, or a professor of the Christian religion; but rather an enemy, and one that sought his own interest, and to obtain the favour and affection of the chief priests and elders, and therefore very officiously came to them, and reported as follows: behold, the men whom ye put in prison, last night, are standing in the temple; openly and publicly, and without fear; and teaching the people; in the name of Jesus, which the sanhedrim had forbid them to do.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Behold: Act 5:18-21 Acts 5:26”
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