Acts 5:26

Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	Τότε Tote	G5119	the when · adverb
went	ἀπελθὼν apelthōn	G565	to go off (i.e. depart) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
captain	στρατηγὸς stratēgos	G4755	a general · noun — nominative singular masculine
with	σὺν sun	G4862	with or together (but much closer than G3326 (μετά) or… · preposition
officers	ὑπηρέταις hupēretais	G5257	an under-oarsman · noun — dative plural masculine
and	τότε tóte	G5119	the when
brought	ἦγεν ēgen	G71	properly · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular
them	αὐτοὺς autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
without	μετὰ meta	G3326	properly · preposition
violence	βίας, bias	G970	force · noun — genitive singular feminine
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
feared	ἐφοβοῦντο ephobounto	G5399	to frighten · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
people	λαὸν laon	G2992	a people (in general · noun — accusative singular masculine
lest	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
stoned	λιθασθῶσιν.¶ lithasthōsin	G3034	to lapidate · verb — aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural

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Cross-references

Acts 5:13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
Acts 4:21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men g…
Matthew 14:5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Matthew 21:26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
Matthew 26:5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
Luke 20:6 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
Luke 20:19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had s…
Luke 22:2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:26–end

We are not told what it was that the apostles preached to the people; no doubt it was according to the direction of the angel - the words of this life; but what passed between them and the council we have here an account of; for in their sufferings there appeared more of a divine power and energy than even in their preaching. Now here we have, I. The seizing of the apostles a second time. We may think, if God designed this, "Why were they rescued from their first imprisonment?" But this was designed to humble the pride, and check the fury, of their persecutors; and now he would show that they were discharged, not because they feared a trial, for they were ready to surrender themselves and ma…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 5:26

without violence, for they feared, &c.--hardened ecclesiastics, all unawed by the miraculous tokens of God's presence with the apostles, and the fear of the mob only before their eyes!

Adam Clarke on Acts 5:26

Brought them without violence - On receiving the information mentioned above, proper officers were sent to seize and bring them before the council. The officers, on reaching the temple, found the multitude gladly receiving the doctrine of the apostles, and so intent on hearing all the words of this life that they were afraid to show any hostility to the apostles, lest the people should stone them; we may therefore conclude that the officers entreated them to accompany them to the council; and that they felt it their duty to obey every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, and so cheerfully went with them, trusting in the Lord their God.

John Gill on Acts 5:26

Then went the captain with the offcers,.... That is, the captain of the temple, who had the command of it; he went thither attended with the officers and servants of the chief priests, the same that had been sent to the prison, to fetch the apostles: and brought them without violence; they did not lay hold upon them, and drag them away in a violent manner; but gave them good words, and allured them, and entreated them to go along with them, and perhaps promised them, that no hurt should come to them, and that they should have full liberty to speak for themselves; the Ethiopic version renders it, "they brought them, behaving themselves mildly towards them"; they used no forcible, but gentle…

Dictionary and topics

Sanhedrim — More correctly Sanhedrin (Gr. synedrion), meaning “a sitting together,” or a “council.” This word (rendered “council,” A.V.) is frequently used in the New Testament (Matt. 5:22; 26:59; Mark 15:1,…
Court · .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO — .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO
Defense · Of Peter — Of Peter
High Priest, The · Duties of: Presiding in the superior court — Duties of: Presiding in the superior court
Opinion, Public · .Chief preists, who feared to further persecute the disciples — .Chief preists, who feared to further persecute the disciples
Prisoners · The apostles — The apostles
Sadducees · Persecute the apostles — Persecute the apostles

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 5:26

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:26–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 5:26

Adam Clarke on Acts 5:26

John Gill on Acts 5:26

Dictionary and topics

Acts 5:26

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:26–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 5:26

Adam Clarke on Acts 5:26

John Gill on Acts 5:26

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 5:17-26

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 5:19-20