Acts 12:7-11; Acts 16:26; Isaiah 61:1; Psalms 105:17-20; Psalms 146:7; Psalms 34:7
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...
(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 Go...
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, ex...
prison. Greek. phulake, the common word for "prison".
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 enemie...
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 - T...
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, [...
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 (...
Second imprisonment of Peter and John. Speech of Gamaliel. 17. The Sadducees ] see on Matthew 3:7 ; Acts 4:1 .
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 i...
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...
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 t...
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...
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 pa...
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...
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 keepe...
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 qu...
The Apostles Imprisoned; The Apostles Released by an Angel; The Disappointment of the Council....
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. Ange...
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...
‘But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said, “Go all of you, and take your stand and speak in the temp...
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...
angel ( See Scofield) - ( Hebrews 1:4 ).
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 w...
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 (...
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors. Miraculous interposition Observe-- I. That human authority is powerless to oppos...
EXPOSITION Acts 5:1 Ananias (Ἀνανίας) In Nehemiah 3:23 the Hebrew name היָנְנַעֲ (God covers or protects) is thus rendered in the L...
The Imprisonment, Deliverance, and Defense of the Apostles. Arrest and deliverance:
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison-doors, and brought them forth, and said,
The Trials and Triumphs of Apostolic Testimony Acts 5:17-32 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Those were momentous days. On the part of the Apostles they wer...
19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,