Acts 5:22

But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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officers. App-190. See note on 2 John 1:7 ; 2 John 1:7 :32. John 18:3 . told. Same as "reported", Acts 4:23 .
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The Sadducees receive a surprise:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

But when the officers came and found them not in the prison, they returned and told,
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²² But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Acts 5:22