Bible Strands
Acts 5:20
“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — An angel of the Lord speaks to the imprisoned apostles during the night, instructing them to leave the jail and return to the temple courts.
The words — πορεύεσθε (poreuesthe) carries the literal sense of "keep going" or "do go," while σταθέντες (stathentes) means "having stood," framing the command as a continuous movement into a fixed position.
The thread — The directive to proclaim "this new life" aligns with the Johannine emphasis on spiritual vitality and eternal life found in John 6:63, John 6:68, and 1 John 5:11.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to recognize that divine instruction overrides human confinement and demands immediate, public obedience to a message that transcends physical circumstances.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
Cross-references
- John 6:63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
- John 6:68 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.
- 1 John 5:11 And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
- Matthew 21:23 When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
- 1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
- John 12:50 And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
- John 17:3 Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
- Jeremiah 36:10 From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people.
- John 18:20 “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
- Acts 11:14 He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’