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So they went back and reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council and reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But the officers, having come, did not find them in the prison. And having returned, they reported back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But when the officers came and did not find them in the prison, they returned and reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned, and reported back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But the officers who came did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But when the officers arrived, they did not find them in the prison; and they came back and reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when the servants got there, they did not find them in the jail; so they returned and reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But when the temple police got there, they did not find them in the jail, so they returned and reported, &#8220<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The temple police who were sent to the jail did not find the apostles. They returned and said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the temple guards arrived at the prison, they didn't find the apostles. The guards came back and reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But when the officials arrived, they did not find the apostles in prison, so they returned to the Council and reported, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the Temple police got there, they did not find them in the prison. They came back and reported, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But the officers who came did not find them in the prison. They returned and reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But the officers went and could not find them in the prison. So they came back and brought word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But the officers who came didn’t find them in the prison. They returned and reported, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But the officers, having come, did not find them in the prison. And having returned, they reported back,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the attendants having come near, found them not in the prison, and having returned, they announced,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But when the ministers came, and opening the prison, found them not there, they returned and told, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But when the attendants had arrived, and, upon opening the prison, had not found them, they returned and reported to them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But the court officers who went did not find them in the prison, so they came back and reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But when the temple police went there, they did not find them in the prison; so they returned and reported,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when those who were sent by them, went, and did not find them in the prison, they returned,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And when those who were sent went from them, they did not find them in prison and they returned and came,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But when the attendants came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And the officers arriving found them not in the prison; and having returned, reported,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But the officers, on their arrival, found them not in the prison: and returning, informed them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but the officers who went there not finding them in the prison, returned, and made this report,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But the officers went and could not find them in the prison. So they came back and brought word,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But the officers, having come, did not find them in the prison, and, returning, they told,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But when the officers came they found them not in the prison: so they returned,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/5-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=1421" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/5.htm">The Apostles Arrested and Freed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3854.htm" title="3854: paragenomenoi (V-APM-NMP) -- From para and ginomai; to become near, i.e. Approach; by implication, to appear publicly.">on arriving</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">at</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5438.htm" title="5438: phylakē (N-DFS) -- From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.">jail,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5257.htm" title="5257: hypēretai (N-NMP) -- From hupo and a derivative of eresso; an under-oarsman, i.e. subordinate.">officers</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouch (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heuron (V-AIA-3P) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">did not find</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them there.</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">So</a> <a href="/greek/390.htm" title="390: anastrepsantes (V-APA-NMP) -- From ana and strepho; to overturn; also to return; by implication, to busy oneself, i.e. Remain, live.">they returned</a> <a href="/greek/518.htm" title="518: apēngeilan (V-AIA-3P) -- To report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare. From apo and the base of aggelos; to announce.">with the report:</a> </span> <span class="reftext">23</span>“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-3.htm">Acts 4:3</a></span><br />They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-18.htm">Acts 12:18-19</a></span><br />At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. / After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-27.htm">Acts 16:27</a></span><br />When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-21.htm">Acts 4:21</a></span><br />After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-6.htm">Acts 12:6-7</a></span><br />On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison. / Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-23.htm">Acts 16:23-24</a></span><br />And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely. / On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-10.htm">Acts 12:10</a></span><br />They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-35.htm">Acts 16:35-36</a></span><br />When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.” / The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-7.htm">Acts 4:7</a></span><br />They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-11.htm">Acts 12:11</a></span><br />Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-37.htm">Acts 16:37</a></span><br />But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-18.htm">Acts 4:18</a></span><br />Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-17.htm">Acts 12:17</a></span><br />Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19-20</a></span><br />When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace. / They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-2.htm">Acts 4:2</a></span><br />greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and told,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/11-17.htm">Arriving</a> <a href="/acts/4-21.htm">Find</a> <a href="/acts/5-10.htm">Found</a> <a href="/acts/5-21.htm">Jail</a> <a href="/john/20-18.htm">News</a> <a href="/john/19-6.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/acts/5-21.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/acts/4-23.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/acts/4-31.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/17-10.htm">Arriving</a> <a href="/acts/5-39.htm">Find</a> <a href="/acts/5-23.htm">Found</a> <a href="/acts/5-23.htm">Jail</a> <a href="/acts/5-42.htm">News</a> <a href="/acts/5-26.htm">Officers</a> <a href="/acts/5-23.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/acts/5-25.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/acts/5-25.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-3.htm">at Peter's rebuke had fallen down dead;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-12.htm">and that the rest of the apostles had wrought many miracles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-14.htm">to the increase of the faith;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-17.htm">the apostles are again imprisoned;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-19.htm">but delivered by an angel bidding them preach openly to all;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-21.htm">when, after their teaching accordingly in the temple,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-29.htm">and before the council,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-33.htm">they are in danger to be killed; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-34.htm">but through the advice of Gamaliel, they are kept alive, and are only beaten;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-41.htm">for which they glorify God, and cease no day from preaching.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But on arriving at the jail</b><br>The context here is the miraculous escape of the apostles from prison. The apostles had been arrested for preaching about Jesus and performing miracles, which angered the religious leaders. The "jail" refers to the public prison in Jerusalem, a place where the apostles were held under guard. This event highlights the tension between the early Christian movement and the Jewish authorities. The apostles' imprisonment and subsequent escape underscore the divine intervention that often accompanied the early church's mission.<p><b>the officers did not find them there</b><br>The "officers" were likely members of the temple guard, responsible for maintaining order in the temple precincts and executing the orders of the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council. Their failure to find the apostles in the jail is a testament to the miraculous nature of their escape, as described earlier in the chapter, where an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail. This incident emphasizes the power of God to deliver His servants and the futility of human efforts to thwart His plans.<p><b>So they returned with the report</b><br>The officers' return to the Sanhedrin with the report of the empty jail would have been both surprising and alarming to the religious leaders. This report signifies the inability of the Jewish authorities to control the spread of the Gospel and the growing influence of the apostles. It also sets the stage for the subsequent questioning of the apostles and the bold proclamation of their faith. This moment reflects the ongoing conflict between the nascent Christian church and the established religious order, a theme prevalent throughout the book of Acts.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_apostles.htm">The Apostles</a></b><br>Key figures in the early Christian church, specifically Peter and John, who were imprisoned for preaching about Jesus.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_officers.htm">The Officers</a></b><br>Temple guards or officials responsible for maintaining order and executing the orders of the Sanhedrin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jail.htm">The Jail</a></b><br>The place where the apostles were held, symbolizing the opposition and persecution faced by early Christians.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanhedrin.htm">The Sanhedrin</a></b><br>The Jewish ruling council that opposed the apostles' teachings and sought to suppress the spread of Christianity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_lord.htm">The Angel of the Lord</a></b><br>Although not mentioned in this specific verse, earlier in the chapter, an angel freed the apostles from jail, demonstrating divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a></b><br>God is sovereign and can intervene in human affairs to accomplish His purposes. Trust in His power and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_persecution.htm">Faithfulness in Persecution</a></b><br>The apostles' experience encourages believers to remain faithful even when facing opposition or persecution for their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protection.htm">God's Protection</a></b><br>Just as God protected the apostles, He is a refuge for those who trust in Him. Believers can find comfort in His promises of protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a></b><br>Despite being imprisoned, the apostles continued to preach the gospel. Believers are called to obey God rather than human authorities when the two are in conflict.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witnessing_boldly.htm">Witnessing Boldly</a></b><br>The apostles' boldness in sharing their faith serves as a model for Christians to witness courageously in their own contexts.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - The <span class="accented">officers that came</span> for <span class="accented">when the officers came and</span>, A.V. and T.R.; <span class="accented">and they returned</span> for <span class="accented">they returned</span>, A.V. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/5-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on arriving</span><br /><span class="grk">παραγενόμενοι</span> <span class="translit">(paragenomenoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3854.htm">Strong's 3854: </a> </span><span class="str2">From para and ginomai; to become near, i.e. Approach; by implication, to appear publicly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῇ</span> <span class="translit">(tē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">jail,</span><br /><span class="grk">φυλακῇ</span> <span class="translit">(phylakē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5438.htm">Strong's 5438: </a> </span><span class="str2">From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">officers</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑπηρέται</span> <span class="translit">(hypēretai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5257.htm">Strong's 5257: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hupo and a derivative of eresso; an under-oarsman, i.e. subordinate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did not find</span><br /><span class="grk">εὗρον</span> <span class="translit">(heuron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them [there].</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(autous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[So]</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they returned</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀναστρέψαντες</span> <span class="translit">(anastrepsantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_390.htm">Strong's 390: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ana and strepho; to overturn; also to return; by implication, to busy oneself, i.e. Remain, live.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the report:</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπήγγειλαν</span> <span class="translit">(apēngeilan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">To report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare. From apo and the base of aggelos; to announce.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/5-22.htm">Acts 5:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/5-22.htm">Acts 5:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/5-22.htm">Acts 5:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/5-22.htm">Acts 5:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/5-22.htm">Acts 5:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/5-22.htm">Acts 5:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/5-22.htm">Acts 5:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/5-22.htm">Acts 5:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/5-22.htm">Acts 5:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/5-22.htm">Acts 5:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/5-22.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 5:22 But the officers who came didn't find (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/5-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 5:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 5:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/5-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 5:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 5:23" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>