Acts 5:18

arrested the apostles, and had them placed in custody.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

17At this the high priest was roused to action, and he and all his supporters (who formed the party of the Sadducees), moved by jealousy,

19An angel of the Lord, however, opened the prison doors at night and led them out.

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Cross References

Luke 21:12Before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you, and they will betray you to synagogues and put you in prison, when you will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

Acts 8:3But Saul began to devastate the church; he entered house after house, dragged out men and women alike, and threw them into prison.

Acts 16:23After beating them severely, the Magistrates put them in prison, with orders to the jailer to keep them in safe custody.

Hebrews 11:36Others had to face taunts and blows, 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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