Acts 5:25
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New International Version (©2011)
Then someone came and said, "Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people."

New Living Translation (©2007)
Then someone arrived with startling news: "The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple, teaching the people!"

English Standard Version (©2001)
And someone came and told them, “Look! The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
But someone came and reported to them, "The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!"

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Someone came and reported to them, "Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple complex and teaching the people."

International Standard Version (©2012)
Then someone came and told them, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the Temple and teaching the people!"

NET Bible (©2006)
But someone came and reported to them, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And a man came informing them: “The same men whom you shut up in the prison, behold, they are standing in The Temple teaching the people.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then someone told them, "The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courtyard. They're teaching the people."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

American King James Version
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But one came and told them: Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple standing, and teaching the people.

Darby Bible Translation
And some one coming reported to them, Lo, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

Weymouth New Testament
And some one came and brought them word, saying, "The men you put in prison are actually in the Temple, standing there, teaching the people."

World English Bible
One came and told them, "Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people."

Young's Literal Translation
and coming near, a certain one told them, saying -- 'Lo, the men whom ye did put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people;'

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 25. - And there came one for then came one, A.V.; behold for saying, Behold, A.V. and T.R.; the prison for prison, A.V.; in the temple standing for standing in the temple, A.V. Standing implying the calm, fearless attitude of the men. There is an apparent reference in the mind of the writer to the words of the angel in ver. 20, "Go ye, and stand and speak."

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then came one and told them, saying,.... 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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The Apostles Before the Council
24Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow. 25Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people. 26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. …

Acts 5:24 On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.
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.