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Acts 5:23 — King James Version← Study notes

Saying, 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.


Acts 5:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 5:2321 words
GreekMeaning
λέγοντεςlegontes
sayingverbG3004
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ΤὸTo
ThearticleG3588
δεσμωτήριονdesmōtērion
prison housenounG1201
εὕρομενheuromen
we foundverbG2147
κεκλεισμένονkekleismenon
shutverbG2808
ἐνen
withprepositionG1722
πάσῃpasē
alladjectiveG3956
ἀσφαλείᾳasphaleia
securitynounG803
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
φύλακαςphylakas
guardsnounG5441
ἑστῶταςhestōtas
outsideverbG2476
ἐπὶepi
already standingprepositionG1909
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
θυρῶνthyrōn
doorsnounG2374
ἀνοίξαντεςanoixantes
having opened themverbG455
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἔσωesō
insideadverbG2080
οὐδέναoudena
no oneadjectiveG3762
εὕρομενheuromen
we foundverbG2147
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 5:23

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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