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Acts 5:22 — King James Version← Study notes

But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,


Acts 5:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 5:2213 words
GreekMeaning
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
δὲde
AndwordG1161
παραγενόμενοιparagenomenoi
having comeverbG3854
ὑπηρέταιhypēretai
the officersnounG5257
οὐχouch
notadverbG3756
εὗρονheuron
did findverbG2147
αὐτοὺςautous
thempronounG846
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
φυλακῇphylakē
prisonnounG5438
ἀναστρέψαντεςanastrepsantes
having returnedverbG390
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ἀπήγγειλανapēngeilan
they reported backverbG518
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 5:22

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.…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 13 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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