Acts 4:3

They arrested them and put them in jail until the next morning, since it was now 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 deeply troubled because Peter and John were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

4But many of the people who had heard the message believed; and the number of the men who believed was about five thousand.

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Cross References

Luke 22:52Jesus said to the chief priests, to the captains of the temple, and to elders who came against him, “Do you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?

John 18:12So the group of soldiers and the captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and tied him up.

Acts 6:12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they approached Stephen and seized him and brought him before the council.

Acts 9:2and asked him for letters for the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Acts 16:19When her masters saw that their opportunity to make money was now gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.

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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