Acts 5:25
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But one came and told them: Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.

Behold.

Acts 5:18-21 And they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison. . . .

Context
The Apostles Before the Council
24Now when the officer of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt concerning them, what would come to pass. 25But one came and told them: Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people. 26Then went the officer with the ministers and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.…
Cross References
Acts 5:24
Now when the officer of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt concerning them, what would come to pass.

Acts 5:26
Then went the officer with the ministers and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

Lexicon
Then
δέ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

someone
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

came in
παραγενόμενος (paragenomenos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3854: From para and ginomai; to become near, i.e. Approach; by implication, to appear publicly.

[and] announced,
ἀπήγγειλεν (apēngeilen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 518: To report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare. From apo and the base of aggelos; to announce.

“Look,
Ἰδοὺ (Idou)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

men
ἄνδρες (andres)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

you put
ἔθεσθε (ethesthe)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5087: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

jail
φυλακῇ (phylakē)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5438: From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.

are
εἰσὶν (eisin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

standing
ἑστῶτες (hestōtes)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

temple courts,
ἱερῷ (hierō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2411: Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.

teaching
διδάσκοντες (didaskontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1321: To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

people!”
λαόν (laon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people.


Additional Translations
Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts, teaching the people!”

And a certain one having come, reported to them, "Behold, the men whom you put in the prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!"

Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

And there came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people.

And some one coming reported to them, Lo, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.

And there came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people.

Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

And some one came and brought them word, saying, "The men you put in prison are actually in the Temple, standing there, 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."

and coming near, a certain one told them, saying -- 'Lo, the men whom ye did put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people;'
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