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Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

Acts 5:24

Apostles Arrested and Miraculously Freed

I. In context 4,985 passages · 1,189 chapters

The Passage Acts 5:17-28

17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

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

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The Chapter Acts 5

1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

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II. Study deeper 1,059 articles

Cultural, Historical, and Practical Topics The Sanhedrin: The Jewish Supreme Court Seventy-one men sat on the council that tried Jesus, Peter, Stephen and Paul: its roots in the seventy elders of Moses, its make-up, and the limits of its power. Begin reading

Core Theological Themes & Doctrines The Torn Veil and the Temple's Last Signs Major New Testament Narratives & Events The Apostles Arrested and Freed Major New Testament Narratives & Events The Trial of Jesus Before the Sanhedrin Parables & Miracles of Jesus Healing the High Priest's Servant's Ear

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