Acts 5:17-26 - The Apostles Arrested And Imprisoned
17 But the chief priest arose, and all that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation; 18 and they laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison. 19 But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison by night, and brought them out, and said: 20 Go, stand in the temple, and speak to the people all the words of this life. 21 And having heard this, they entered the temple, early in the morning, and taught. But the chief priest, and those who were with him, came and called together the Sanhedrin, and all the eldership of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. 22 But when the attendants came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and reported, 23 saying: "We found the prison closed with all safety, and the guards standing before the doors; but when we had opened, we found no one within. 24 When the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt about them, what this could mean.
25 And some one came and reported to them: Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people. 26 Then went the captain with the attendants, and brought them without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.