And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.
Parallel translations
- WEB They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.
- KJV And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
- BSB They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
- NASB And they laid hands on them and put them in prison until the next day, for it was already evening.
- NLT They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning.
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Quick answer
They arrested Peter and John and held them overnight since it was already evening. The apostles suffered the first imprisonment for preaching Christ.
Overview
The arrest shows the cost of faithful witness, as the apostles experience what their Lord foretold. Because legal proceedings could not occur at night, they were detained until morning. This brief imprisonment marks the beginning of the church's suffering for the gospel, a path that conforms believers to Christ, who himself was arrested and tried for our sake.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Acts 5:18and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.
- Acts 16:19–24But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
- Matt 10:16–17“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
- Acts 6:12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
- Luke 22:52Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?
- Acts 12:1–3Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
- Acts 8:3But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.
- John 18:12So the detachment, the commanding officer, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,
- Acts 9:2and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
- Luke 22:54They seized him, and led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed from a distance.
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