Acts 5:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Acts 5:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But the angel of the Lord - This does not denote any “particular” angel, but simply an angel. The “article” is not used in the original. The word “angel” denotes properly a “messenger,” and parti...
Acts 5:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(4) But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, (4) Angels are made servants of the servants of God.
Acts 5:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Hostile Encounter with the Jewish Authorities. This account closely resembles that in ch. 4; the imprisonment is at the hands of the same men, extends over one night, and Peter's two declarations...
Acts 5:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

prison. Greek. phulake, the common word for "prison".
Acts 5:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

19. The angel of the Lord. The Lord brought the apostles out of prison, not because he would rid them quite out of the hands of their enemies, for he suffered them afterwards to be brought b...
Acts 5:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, But the angel of the Lord - opened the prison doors - This was done: 1. To increase the confidence of th...
Acts 5:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, But the (or 'an') angel of the Lord by night, [not dia ( G1223 ) tees ( G3588 ) nukt...
Acts 5:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Apostles Again Imprisoned 1-16. The sin of Ananias and Sapphira was not keeping back part of the price, which they had a perfect right to do ( Acts 5:4 ), but pretending that the money which t...
Acts 5:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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...
Acts 5:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Delivered to Testify Acts 5:12-26 While the Holy Spirit works mightily within the Church, He co-operates with it in its outward operations by adding men and women to the Lord. None should b...
Acts 5:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have a terrible story. The account of Ananias and Sapphira stands in vivid contrast to that of Barnabas. The sin was dishonest dealing with the Holy Spirit. The judgment was swift and terribl...
Acts 5:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 c...
Acts 5:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But the angel of the Lord ,.... Or "of God", as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions read, whether Michael, as some have thought, or Gabriel, or what particular angel, is not material to know. However,...
Acts 5:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, Ver. 19. But the angel of the Lord ] There was one Laremoth, chaplain to the Lady Anne of Cleves, a S...
Acts 5:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But the angel of the Lord opened the prison doors In spite of all the locks and bars that were upon them, and without giving any alarm to the keepers, or any of the other prisoners; and brought th...
Acts 5:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Where God is working, however, the opposition of Satan soon becomes apparent. The evil begins (as evil always does) in an underhand manner, but is quickly exposed by God. Ananias and Sapphira certain...
Acts 5:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostles Imprisoned; The Apostles Released by an Angel; The Disappointment of the Council. 17 Then the high priest rose up,...
Acts 5:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

God useth the ministry of angels, though he might otherwise do what pleaseth him. An angel rolled away the stone from the door of the sepulchre. Angels ministered to Christ, Matthew 4:11 ; and are...
Acts 5:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Second Arrest. The Kingly Rule of God Is Revealed By The Opening of Prison Doors (5:17-24). In view of the fact that the Apostles were openly defying the stricture of the previous council, and...
Acts 5:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 5:17 . The high priest .—Annas, as in Acts 4:6 . Indignation .—Not envy or jealousy (R.V.), but hot, angry zeal. Acts 5:19 . Not the but an Angel of the Lord ; i.e....
Acts 5:19 - Scofield Reference Notes

angel ( See Scofield) - ( Hebrews 1:4 ).
Acts 5:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 5:3 . Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost. These words not only indicate that Ananias was a minister of the word, but that he for once had yielded his heart to...
Acts 5:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then the high priest rose up. Vain efforts to oppose the gospel I. The effort in this case; by the imprisonment of the leaders of the gospel ( Acts 5:17-18 ). The whole Jewish authority was in...
Acts 5:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 5:1 Ananias (Ἀνανίας) In Nehemiah 3:23 the Hebrew name היָנְנַעֲ (God covers or protects) is thus rendered in the LXX . But the name occurs nowhere else. The very co...
Acts 5:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Imprisonment, Deliverance, and Defense of the Apostles. Arrest and deliverance:
Acts 5:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 12:7-11 ; Acts 16:26 ; Isaiah 61:1 ; Psalms 105:17-20 ; Psalms 146:7 ; Psalms 34:7
Acts 5:19 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Trials and Triumphs of Apostolic Testimony Acts 5:17-32 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Those were momentous days. On the part of the Apostles they were days of continued testimony, God working with mi...

Acts 5:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 5:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Acts 5:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 5:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 5:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 5:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 5:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 5:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 5:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 5:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 5:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 5:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 5:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 5:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 5:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 5:19 - Scofield Reference Notes

Acts 5:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 5:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 5:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 5:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 5:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 5:19 - Wells of Living Water Commentary