Acts 5:18
and laid hands upon the Apostles, and put them into the public jail.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
In Context
19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,
Cross References
Luke 21:12"But before all these things happen they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you up to synagogues and to prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my sake.
Acts 8:3But Saul cruelly harassed the Church. He went into house after house, and, dragging off both men and women, threw them into prison.
Acts 16:23and, after severely flogging them, they threw them into jail and bade the jailer keep them safely.
Hebrews 11:36Others again were tested by cruel mockery and by scourging; yes, and by 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 →