Acts 5:22
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New International Version (©2011)
But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported,

New Living Translation (©2007)
But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council and reported,

English Standard Version (©2001)
But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
But the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported back,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
But when the temple police got there, they did not find them in the jail, so they returned and reported, "

International Standard Version (©2012)
When the Temple police got there, they did not find them in the prison. They came back and reported,

NET Bible (©2006)
But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And when those who were sent went from them, they did not find them in prison and they returned and came,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When the temple guards arrived at the prison, they didn't find the apostles. The guards came back and reported,

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

American King James Version
But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and told,

American Standard Version
But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told,

Douay-Rheims Bible
But when the ministers came, and opening the prison, found them not there, they returned and told,

Darby Bible Translation
And when the officers were come, they did not find them in the prison; and returned and reported

English Revised Version
But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told,

Webster's Bible Translation
But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

Weymouth New Testament
But the officers went and could not find them in the prison. So they came back and brought word,

World English Bible
But the officers who came didn't find them in the prison. They returned and reported,

Young's Literal Translation
and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

5:17-25 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.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 22. - The officers that came for when the officers came and, A.V. and T.R.; and they returned for they returned, A.V.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But when the officers came,.... The Arabic version adds, "to it"; that is, to the prison;

and found them not in the prison. The Vulgate Latin version reads, "the prison being opened they found them not"; when they came to the prison, they opened the doors of it, or the keepers for them; for though the angel had opened them for the apostles, yet he shut them again, as he brought them out; for these men found the doors shut, as the following verse shows, and who upon opening them and searching the prison, for the apostles, could find none of them in it; wherefore they returned; the Arabic version reads, "to them"; to the sanhedrim:

and told; that is, them, as both the Arabic and Ethiopic versions read.

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The Apostles Arrested and Freed
…21And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. 22But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and told, 23Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

Matthew 26:58 But Peter followed him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.
Acts 5:23 "We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside."
Acts 5:26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people would stone them.