1. Acts 5:23 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How did the apostles escape if the doors were locked and the guards were standing at the doors?

Acts 5:23 (ESV)

23 “We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside.”

We are not told exactly how the escape from prison took place.1 According to Acts, the angel opened the doors. Perhaps the guards were blinded so they could not see, or maybe they were put to sleep in some way.