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Acts 5:26 — King James Version← Study notes

Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.


Acts 5:26Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 5:2618 words
GreekMeaning
τότεtote
ThenadverbG5119
ἀπελθὼνapelthōn
having goneverbG565
ho
thearticleG3588
στρατηγὸςstratēgos
captainnounG4755
σὺνsyn
withprepositionG4862
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
ὑπηρέταιςhypēretais
officersnounG5257
ἤγαγενēgagen
leadverbG71
αὐτούςautous
thempronounG846
οὐou
notadverbG3756
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
βίαςbias
forcenounG970
ἐφοβοῦντοephobounto
they were afraid ofverbG5399
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
λαόνlaon
peoplenounG2992
μὴ
lestwordG3361
λιθασθῶσινlithasthōsin
they may be stonedverbG3034
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 5:26

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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