Acts 4:3
And they laid hands upon them, and put them in hold till the next day; for it was now evening.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
In Context
2Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead:
4But many of them who had heard the word, believed; and the number of the men was made five thousand.
Cross References
Luke 22:52And Jesus said to the chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and the ancients, that were come unto him: Are ye come out, as it were against a thief, with swords and clubs?
John 18:12Then the band and the tribune, and the servants of the Jews, took Jesus, and bound him:
Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, and the ancients, and the scribes; and running together, they took him, and brought him to the council.
Acts 9:2And asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues: that if he found any men and wemen of this way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
Acts 16:19But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the marketplace to the rulers.
Matthew Henry on Acts 4:2-5
Peter and John Imprisoned. 1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, 2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. 4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand. We have here the interests of the kingdom of heaven successfully… Read the whole commentary →