Acts 5:18

So they arrested the apostles and put them in a public jail.

Text-Critical English NT

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 rose up, along with all who were with him (that is, the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

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

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Cross References

Luke 21:12But before all these things take place, they will arrest you and persecute you. They will deliver you up to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

Acts 8:3But Saul was ravaging the church. Entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

Acts 16:23After inflicting many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them under close guard.

Hebrews 11:36Others endured mocking and flogging, as well as 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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