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Delivered for Service, Not Safety
Commentators like Calvin and Barnes stress that God's deliverance from trouble is not a ticket to safety or comfort. Instead, it's a commission to re-engage in His service with even greater zeal. The apostles were freed from prison only to be sent back to the very place of conflict, demonstrating that divine rescue is often for renewed mission, not retirement.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 5:20
18th Century
Theologian
In the temple. In a public and conspicuous place. In this way, there would be a most striking exhibition of their boldness; a proof that G…
AT Robertson
On Acts 5:20
And stand (κα σταθεντες). First aorist passive participle (intransitive, ingressive aorist), take a stand. Bold and pictorial comm…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 5:20
19th Century
Bishop
All the words of this life.—The use of the demonstrative pronoun is significant. The “life in Christ” which the Apostles …
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 5:19–27
(19–21a) This is one of three “opening of the prison doors” stories in the book of Acts (cf. 12:6–11; 16:26–29). The “angel of the Lord” is the NT …
John Calvin
On Acts 5:20
16th Century
Theologian
Speak in the temple. This is the purpose of their deliverance: that they engage themselves bravely in preaching the gospel and challenge t…
John Gill
On Acts 5:20
17th Century
Pastor
Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people
They were not delivered out of prison, in order to go and secure the…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 5:17–25
17th Century
Minister
There is no prison so dark, so strong, that God cannot visit His people in it and, if He pleases, bring them out. Recoveries from sickness, release…