Acts 5:18

and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

In Context

17Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out

19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

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Cross References

Luke 21:12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.

Acts 8:3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

Acts 16:23And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

Hebrews 11:36Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

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 →

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