Acts 5:18
And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
In Context
17But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,
19But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,
Cross References
Luke 21:12But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.
Acts 8:3But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.
Acts 16:23And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:
Hebrews 11:36And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:
Matthew Henry on Acts 5:18-26
The Apostles Imprisoned; The Apostles Released by an Angel; The Disappointment of the Council. 17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, 18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. 19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, 20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. 21 And when they heard that, they… Read the whole commentary →