Acts 5:17-26 - The Apostles Arrested And Imprisoned

¹⁷ Then arose the high-priest, and all those who were connected with him, (which was the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with zeal, ¹⁸ and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. ¹⁹ But the angel of the Lord by night opened the doors of the prison, and conducting them forth, said, ²⁰ Go, and taking your station in the temple, speak to the people all the words of this life. ²¹ Having heard this therefore, they entered very early in the morning into the temple, and taught. But when the high-priest came, and those who were with him, they convoked the sanhedrim, and all the assembly of elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to bring them. ²² But the officers, on their arrival, found them not in the prison: and returning, informed them, ²³ saying; The prison indeed found we fast locked with all security, and the guards standing without, before the door: but when we opened it, we found no person within. ²⁴ Now when they heard these words, both the priest and captain of the temple and the chief priests were in the utmost perplexity concerning these things, what could be the meaning of it.

²⁵ Then came a person and informed them, saying, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people. ²⁶ Then went the captain, with the officers, and brought them; not forcibly, for they were afraid of the people, lest they should stone them.