An angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out at night (Acts 5:19). The angel told them to stand in the temple and speak “all the words of this Life” (Acts 5:20).
In Acts 5:17–26 the temple leadership reacts to the apostles’ growing public influence with jealousy and arrests them. During the night, an angel opens the prison and directs them to return to the temple and speak “all the words of this life.” At daybreak they obey, while the council convenes expecting a hearing. This episode continues a running pattern in Acts: public teaching in Jerusalem, opposition from authorities, and surprising reversals that keep the message in motion.
Acts 5:17–26 presents a clash between temple authorities and the apostles, triggered by jealousy over the apostles’ influence (explicit). The leaders use arrest and public custody to stop the movement (explicit). God’s side of the story is shown through an angelic release that bypasses locked doors and guards (explicit).
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19But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out, and said,