Acts 5:22
Acts 5:22 Meaning and Explanation
“But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The officers sent to fetch the apostles find the prison empty and return to report it.
What Does Acts 5:22 Mean?
The council waits in formal session for prisoners to arraign. The officers go to the jail and find no one to bring; all that returns with them is a report no one expected.
The proceeding moves on schedule, but God has already moved first. The strongest answer to the council is simply an empty cell, and the men sent to silence the message become the first to carry news of what God has done.
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What does Acts 5:22 mean?
The officers sent to fetch the apostles find the prison empty and return to report it.