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A Prophecy Fulfilled
Commentator John Gill points out that this moment fulfills Jesus's prediction in Matthew 10:17 that his followers would be brought before councils. The apostles' trial was not a setback but a foreseen part of their mission, demonstrating God's sovereignty even in persecution.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 5:27
18th Century
Theologian
No notes from Barnes on this verse.
AT Robertson
On Acts 5:27
They set them (εστησαν). First aorist active indicative (transitive) of ιστημ.
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 …
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John Gill
On Acts 5:27
17th Century
Pastor
And when they had brought them
From the temple, to the place where the sanhedrim sat, which, by this, seems to have …
Matthew Henry
On Acts 5:26–33
17th Century
Minister
Many will do an evil thing with daring, yet cannot bear to hear of it afterward or to be accused of it. We cannot expect to be redeemed and healed …