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Acts 5:21b-24

When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin – the full assembly of the elders of Israel – and sent to the jail for the apostles. But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported, 'We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.' On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to. (NIVUK)

Jealous religious leaders had a problem. The apostles continued preaching about Jesus, and many people believed in Him. This new church was gathering momentum and, wherever the apostles went, crowds gathered to be healed of illnesses and demonic torment (Acts 5:12-16). It was impossible to ignore this explosion of commitment to Jesus. So, what were the religious leaders to do? Their anger burned hot and they threw the apostles into the public jail overnight while they plotted how to eliminate this serious threat to their authority (Acts 5:17-19).