Acts 5:24
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
Acts 5:24 in other translations
| BSB | When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening. |
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| WEB | Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this. |
| ASV | Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed concerning them whereunto this would grow. |
| YLT | And as the priest, and the magistrate of the temple, and the chief priests, heard these words, they were doubting concerning them to what this would come; |
| DARBY | And when they heard these words, both the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests were in perplexity as to them, what this would come to. |
| BBE | Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business. |
| Webster | Now when the high priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them to what this would grow. |
What does Acts 5:24 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 5:24-26
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Barnes' Notes
Doubted of them. They were in perplexity about these things. The word rendered doubted denotes that state of anxiety which arises when a man has lost his way, or when he does not know what to do to escape from a difficulty. See Lk 9:7.
Whereunto this would grow. What this would be; or what would be the result or end of these events. For,
(1.) their authority was disregarded;
(2.) God had opposed them by a miracle;
(3.) the doctrines of the apostles were gaining ground;
(4.) Their efforts to oppose themhad been in vain. They need not have doubted; but sinners are not disposed to be convinced of the truth of religion.
(h) "and captain of the temple" Acts 4:1 (*) "this would grow" "what this would become"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 5:17-25
There is no prison so dark, so strong, but God can visit his people in it, and, if he pleases, fetch them out. Recoveries from sickness, releases out of trouble, are granted, not that we may enjoy the comforts of life, but that God may be honoured with the services of our life. It is not for the preachers of Christ's gospel to retire into corners, as long as they can have any opportunity of preaching in the great…
Acts 5:24 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 5:24
- 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.
- Acts 4:1
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
- John 11:47-48
Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
- Mark 4:30-32
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
- 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 glorified God for that which was done.
- Luke 22:4
And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
- Daniel 2:44-45
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
- Isaiah 9:7
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
- Luke 22:52
Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
- Isaiah 53:1-2
Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
- Acts 2:12
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
- Daniel 2:34-35
Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
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Context
- Acts 5:23
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
- Acts 5:24
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
- Acts 5:25
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
Acts 5:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cuando oyeron estas palabras el pontífice y el magistrado del templo y los príncipes de los sacerdotes, dudaban en qué vendría á parar aquello. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand le sacrificateur et le commandant du temple et les principaux sacrificateurs eurent entendu ces paroles, ils furent en perplexité à leur sujet, ne sachant ce que cela deviendrait. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als aber sowohl der Priester und der Hauptmann des Tempels als auch die Hohenpriester diese Worte hörten, waren sie über sie in Verlegenheit, was dies doch werden möchte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ut autem audierunt hos sermones magistratus templi et principes sacerdotum, ambigebant de illis quidnam fieret. |