Acts 5:18

and laid hands on the apostles, and placed them in the public prison.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17And the high priest and all those being with him, being the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with rage,

19And the angel of the Lord, having opened the doors of the prison during the night, and leading them out said,

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Cross References

Luke 21:12And before all of these things, they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you into their synagogues and prisons, led before kings and governors on account of my name.

Acts 8:3But Saul was laying waste the church, entering into the houses, and arresting men and women, he committed them to prison.

Acts 16:23And having laid many stripes on them, they cast them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them safely:

Hebrews 11:36and others received the trial of scourgings and mockings, and still of bonds 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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