Acts 5:21
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
Cross-reference
Acts 5:17 introduces the high priest's indignation, which leads to the arrest and sets the stage for Acts 5:21.
Acts 5:24 shows the authorities' doubt upon learning the apostles are free and teaching, continuing the story from Acts 5:21.
Acts 5:25 reports the discovery that the imprisoned apostles are teaching in the temple, confirming the event in Acts 5:21.
Acts 5:42 shows the apostles continuing their daily temple teaching despite persecution, fulfilling the same ministry started in verse 21.
Acts 4:7 records the Sanhedrin questioning Peter and John earlier. This is a direct parallel of the same council interrogating the apostles.
Acts 4:5 describes a similar gathering of rulers and elders to judge the apostles, paralleling the council in Acts 5:21.
Acts 4:6 names the high priestly family gathered, similar to the council convened in Acts 5:21.
In Luke 22:66, the same Sanhedrin assembles to try Jesus. This shows continuity of opposition against Jesus' followers.
John 8:2 has Jesus teaching early in the temple, the exact pattern the apostles follow in Acts 5:21.
John 18:35 identifies the chief priests who delivered Jesus to Pilate. The same religious leaders now oppose the apostles, linking their hostility.
In Jeremiah 26:2, the prophet is commanded to preach in the temple court. Similarly, the apostles teach in the temple early morning, obeying God's call.
Luke 21:37 shows Jesus teaching in the temple daily, a pattern the apostles continue in Acts 5:21.
Luke 21:38 describes people coming early to hear Jesus in the temple, mirroring the early morning teaching in Acts 5:21.