But when the officers arrived they did not find them in the prison, so they went back and reported:
In context
20“Go, stand in the temple and tell the people the whole message of this life.” 21At daybreak they did as they were told: they entered the temple and began to teach. Meanwhile the high priest and his circle arrived, called the Sanhedrin together — the whole council of elders of the sons of Israel — and sent to the jail to have the men brought in. 22But when the officers arrived they did not find them in the prison, so they went back and reported: 23“We found the jail securely locked and the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened it, we found no one inside.” 24When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this, they were at a loss about them, wondering what would come of it.
