Acts 5:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Acts 5:13 : 13 And of the rest no man dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly.
  • Acts 4:21 : 21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, since all glorified God for what had been done.
  • Acts 5:24 : 24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they were perplexed about them, wondering what this would lead to.
  • Matt 14:5 : 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.
  • Matt 21:26 : 26 But if we say, From men; we fear the people, for all hold John as a prophet.
  • Matt 26:5 : 5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
  • Luke 20:6 : 6 But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 And the chief priests and the scribes tried to lay hands on him at that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
  • Luke 22:2 : 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

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  • Acts 5:27-29
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    82%

    27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council, and the high priest asked them,

    28Saying, Did we not strictly command you that you should not teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

    29Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

  • Acts 5:21-25
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    81%

    21And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught. But the high priest came, and those with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

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

    23Saying, We found the prison truly shut securely, and the guards standing outside before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.

    24Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they were perplexed about them, wondering what this would lead to.

    25Then one came and told them, saying, Look, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.

  • Acts 6:12
    77%

    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Acts 16:37-39
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    75%

    37But Paul said to them, They have beaten us openly, uncondemned Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they press us out secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out.

    38And the officers told these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.

    39Then they came and pleaded with them and brought them out, and asked them to depart from the city.

  • Acts 14:4-5
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    4But the multitude of the city was divided: some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.

    5And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and the Jews with their rulers to mistreat and stone them,

  • Acts 4:1-3
    3 verses
    75%

    1As they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,

    2Being disturbed that they taught the people and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

    3And they seized them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.

  • Acts 23:10
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    10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing that Paul might be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

  • Acts 5:40
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    40And they agreed with him: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

  • Acts 24:7
    74%

    7But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great force took him away out of our hands,

  • Acts 5:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18And laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.

    19But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

  • Acts 4:21
    73%

    21So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, since all glorified God for what had been done.

  • John 7:45
    72%

    45Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, Why have you not brought him?

  • Acts 16:22-23
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    72%

    22Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with rods.

    23When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely.

  • Acts 5:35
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    35And said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do as touching these men.

  • Acts 5:33
    71%

    33When they heard that, they were furious and took counsel to kill them.

  • Acts 4:15-18
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    15But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

    16Saying, What shall we do to these men? For indeed a notable miracle has been done by them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

    17But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.

    18And they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

  • Luke 22:54
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    54Then they took him, and led him, and brought him to the high priest's house. And Peter followed from a distance.

  • Acts 21:31-32
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    71%

    31And as they went about to kill him, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

    32Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

  • Luke 22:52
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    52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, who had come to him, Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs?

  • Acts 21:34-35
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    71%

    34And some cried one thing, and some another, among the crowd: and when he could not determine the truth because of the uproar, he commanded him to be carried into the barracks.

    35And when he reached the stairs, so it was, that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

  • Acts 4:23
    70%

    23And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

  • Acts 16:20
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    20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city,

  • Matt 26:5
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    5But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

  • Acts 22:24
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    24The chief captain ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and directed that he be examined by scourging, to find out why they shouted so against him.

  • Acts 4:7
    70%

    7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power or by what name have you done this?

  • Acts 16:35
    70%

    35When it was day, the magistrates sent the officers, saying, Let those men go.

  • Luke 22:2
    70%

    2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

  • Acts 12:18
    70%

    18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.

  • John 18:12
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    12Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him,

  • Acts 4:5
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    5And it came to pass on the next day that their rulers, elders, and scribes,

  • Acts 14:19
    70%

    19Then certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the people, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

  • Acts 22:29
    69%

    29Then immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him; and the chief captain also was afraid, after he realized he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.