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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 5:19

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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5:19-20 The irony here is that the Sadducees denied the existence of angels (23:8). Angels frequently intervened in Acts (see also 10:3, 7, 22; 11:13; 12:6-11, 23; 27:23-24). Luke presents God as guiding his people in their ministry, using angels to accomplish his purpose.
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