Acts 4:3
and they laid hands on them and put them in prison till the morrow; for it was already evening.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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
4And many of those hearing the word believed, and the number of men was about five thousand.
Cross References
Luke 22:52Jesus said to the high priests, and magistrates of the temple, and elders who were assembled to Him; You have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs.
John 18:12Then the band and chiliarch, and the officers of the Jews, took Jesus and bound Him.
Acts 6:12And they excited the people and the elders and scribes, and coming upon him, seized him, and led him into the council,
Acts 9:2asked from him letters to Damascus against the synagogues, in order that if he should find any being of the way, both men and women, he might lead them bound to Jerusalem.
Acts 16:19And her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, arresting Paul and Silas, dragged them into the forum to the rulers,
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 →