Acts 5:19
New International Version
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out.

New Living Translation
But an angel of the Lord came at night, opened the gates of the jail, and brought them out. Then he told them,

English Standard Version
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

Berean Standard Bible
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

Berean Literal Bible
But during the night an angel of the Lord, having opened the doors of the jail, having brought them out, also said,

King James Bible
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

New King James Version
But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

New American Standard Bible
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and leading them out, he said,

NASB 1995
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said,

NASB 1977
But an angel of the Lord during the night opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said,

Legacy Standard Bible
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, and taking them out, he said,

Amplified Bible
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, and leading them out, he said,

Christian Standard Bible
But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail during the night, brought them out, and said,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail during the night, brought them out, and said,”

American Standard Version
But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Then in the night The Angel of THE LORD JEHOVAH opened the door of the prison and brought them out, and he said to them:

Contemporary English Version
But that night an angel from the Lord opened the doors of the jail and led the apostles out. The angel said,

Douay-Rheims Bible
But an angel of the Lord by night opening the doors of the prison, and leading them out, said:

English Revised Version
But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But at night an angel from the Lord opened the doors to their cell and led them out of the prison.

Good News Translation
But that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison gates, led the apostles out, and said to them,

International Standard Version
But at night the angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and led them out. The angel told them,

Literal Standard Version
but through the night a messenger of the LORD opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,

Majority Standard Bible
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

New American Bible
But during the night, the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

NET Bible
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

New Revised Standard Version
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors, brought them out, and said,

New Heart English Bible
But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out, and said,

Webster's Bible Translation
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison-doors, and brought them forth, and said,

Weymouth New Testament
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

World English Bible
But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out and said,

Young's Literal Translation
and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Apostles Arrested and Freed
18and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying, 20“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”…

Cross References
Daniel 3:28
Nebuchadnezzar declared, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king's command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

Matthew 1:20
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 1:24
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.

Matthew 2:13
When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up!" he said. "Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him."

Matthew 2:19
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.

Matthew 28:2
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

Luke 1:11
Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.


Treasury of Scripture

But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

Acts 12:7-11
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands…

Acts 16:26
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

Psalm 34:7
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

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Acts 5
1. After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife,
3. at Peter's rebuke had fallen down dead;
12. and that the rest of the apostles had wrought many miracles;
14. to the increase of the faith;
17. the apostles are again imprisoned;
19. but delivered by an angel bidding them preach openly to all;
21. when, after their teaching accordingly in the temple,
29. and before the council,
33. they are in danger to be killed;
34. but through the advice of Gamaliel, they are kept alive, and are only beaten;
41. for which they glorify God, and cease no day from preaching.














(19) But the angel of the Lord.--Better, an angel. The fact is obviously recorded by St. Luke as supernatural. Those who do not accept that view of it, and yet wish to maintain the general historical character of the narrative, are driven to the hypothesis that the "angel" was some jealous and courageous disciple; and that the Apostle, in the darkness of the night and the excitement of his liberation, ascribed his rescue to the intervention of an angel. Acts 12:7 may be noted as another instance of a like interposition. It has sometimes been urged, with something of a sneer, what was the use of such a deliverance as this, when the Apostles were again arrested on the very next day. The answer to such a question is not far to seek. (1) The marvellous deliverance was a sign, not without its influence on the subsequent decision of the Council, and on the courage of the two Apostles. (2) It was no small boon for them to be delivered even for a few hours from the vile companionship to which they had been condemned.

Verse 19. - An angel for the angel, A.V.; out for forth, A.V. An angel, etc. The phrase is a translation of the Old Testament phrase מַלְאַך יְהוָה. But in Hebrew it is impossible to insert the definite article before יְהוָה, and therefore the phrase is properly rendered, "the angel of the Lord." In the passage before us and other similar passages, Κύριος seems to stand for יְוָה, and therefore the rendering of the A.V. would seem to be right, in spite of what is said by eminent grammarians to the contrary. Compare, too, the phrases ὁδὸν εἰρήνηνς (Luke 1:19); ῤῆμα Θεοῦ (Luke 3:2); φωνὴ βοῶντος (Luke 3:4); and see especially Luke 2:9, where, ἄγγελος Κυρίου ("the angel of the Lord,) and δόξα Κυρίου ("the glory of the Lord") stand in parallel clauses. The R.V. inconsistently renders the first "an angel," and the second" the glory." In like manner φωνὴ Κυρίου (Acts 7:31) is "the voice of the Lord;" and in Psalm 29. (28, Septuagint) 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, the LXX. have uniformly φωνὴ Κυρίου for קול יְהוָה (see Acts 8:26, note). Out (comp. Acts 12:7, etc.).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

during
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

the night
νυκτὸς (nyktos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'.

an angel
Ἄγγελος (Angelos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.

of [the] Lord
Κυρίου (Kyriou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

opened
ἤνοιξε (ēnoixe)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 455: To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.

the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

doors
θύρας (thyras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 2374: (a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity. Apparently a primary word; a portal or entrance.

of the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

jail
φυλακῆς (phylakēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 5438: From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.

[and] brought them out,
ἐξαγαγών (exagagōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1806: To lead out, sometimes to death, execution. From ek and ago; to lead forth.

saying,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.


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