“Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.”
'Go, stand in the temple courts,' he said, 'and tell the people all about this new life' - the angel's command is remarkably specific: stand in the temple itself, the heart of institutional opposition, and proclaim 'this new life' (pantes tas logous tēs zōēs tautēs). The 'new life' (zōē) is not merely regeneration but resurrection life, the inaugurated eschatological reality. The apostles are commanded not to hide but to occupy the center of power.
Church Fathers on Acts 5:20
But the Angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. Acts 5:19-21 This was done both for the encouragement of the disciples, and for the benefit and instruction of the others. And observe how the proceeding in the present instance is just the same as in what Christ Himself did.…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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