Acts 4:3

They arrested them and placed them under guard until the following day since it was already evening.

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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

2They were angry that they were teaching the people, telling them that through Jesus there is resurrection from the dead.

4But many who had heard the message believed it, and the total number of believers grew to about five thousand.

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Cross References

Luke 22:52Then Jesus spoke to the chief priests, and the officers of the Temple guard, and the elders. “Am I some kind of criminal that you had to come with swords and clubs?” he asked.

John 18:12Then the soldiers, their commander, and the Jewish guards arrested Jesus and tied his hands.

Acts 6:12They stirred up the people, and together with the elders and the teachers of the law, they came and arrested him. They brought him before the council,

Acts 9:2and asked for letters of authorization to take with him to the synagogues in Damascus, giving him permission to arrest any believers in the Way that he found, men or women, and bring them back to Jerusalem as prisoners.

Acts 16:19But when her masters saw they had lost their means of making money, they grabbed hold of Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.

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 →

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