# Acts 5:19

> But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

— Acts 5:19, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 30-35 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Counted forward from Pentecost to the death of Stephen, which comes before the conversion of Saul.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Acts 16:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/16/26
- Psalms 34:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/34/7
- Acts 12:7-11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/12/7
- Psalms 105:17-20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/105/17
- Acts 8:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/8/26
- Acts 27:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/27/23
- Psalms 146:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/146/7
- Isaiah 61:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/61/1

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/5/19
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/5
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).