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Acts 5:25
And someone came and said to them, The men, whom you put in prison, are in the Temple teaching the people.
Acts 5:25 · Bible in Basic English
Acts 5:25 in other translations
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
One came and told them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.”
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In context
22 But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,
23 Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.
24 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.
25 And someone came and said to them, The men, whom you put in prison, are in the Temple teaching the people.
26 Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.
27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,
28 We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.
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