Acts

Acts 5:19–20

¹⁹But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying, ²⁰“Go, stand in the temple courts^a and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

Footnotes

a 5:20 Literally the temple; also in verses 21, 25, and 42

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Acts 5:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
during	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
the night	νυκτὸς	nyktos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3571 the night, night-time
an angel	Ἄγγελος	Angelos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G32 an angel, messenger
of	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
opened	ἤνοιξε	ēnoixe	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G455 I open
the	τὰς	tas	Article - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
doors	θύρας	thyras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2374 a door, opportunity
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
jail	φυλακῆς	phylakēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
brought them out	ἐξαγαγών	exagagōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1806 I lead out
saying	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)

Acts 5:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go	Πορεύεσθε	Poreuesthe	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G4198 I travel, journey, go
stand	σταθέντες	stathentes	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
temple	ἱερῷ	hierō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G2411 a temple
tell	λαλεῖτε	laleite	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2980 I speak, say
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
people	λαῷ	laō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
full	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
message	ῥήματα	rhēmata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4487 a thing spoken
of	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
this	ταύτης	tautēs	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
life	Ζωῆς	Zōēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2222 life

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 5:19 Acts 16:26 · Psalm 34:7 · Acts 12:7–11 · Acts 27:23 · Psalm 105:17–20 · Acts 8:26 · Matthew 1:20 · Psalm 146:7 · Isaiah 61:1 · Luke 1:11

Acts 5:20 John 6:63 · John 6:68 · 1 John 5:11–12 · 1 John 1:1–3 · Matthew 21:23 · John 17:3 · John 12:50 · John 18:20 · Jeremiah 36:10 · Acts 11:14 · Jeremiah 19:14–15 · Jeremiah 7:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.