Acts 4:3

Acts 4:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
• New International Version (NIV)They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.

Context of Acts 4:3

1While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them, 2greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day. 4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand. 5The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

Acts 4:3 word by word

καὶ ἐπέβαλον αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ ἔθεντο εἰς τήρησιν εἰς τὴν αὔριον· ἦν γὰρ ἑσπέρα ἤδη.Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• They seizedἐπιβάλλωepiballō · to put on/seizeG1911
• They seizedὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• They seizedχείρcheir · handG5495
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• becauseγάρgar · forG1063
• it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• eveningἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• eveningἑσπέραhespera · eveningG2073
• they putτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• custodyτήρησιςtērēsis · jail/keepingG5084
• next dayαὔριονaurion · tomorrowG839

Cross-references for Acts 4:3

• Acts 5:18and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
• Acts 6:12So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
• Acts 8:3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
• Acts 9:2and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
• Acts 12:1About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
• Acts 16:19When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
• Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
• Luke 22:52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
• John 18:12Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.

Commentaries on Acts 4:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Put them in hold - That is, they took them into “custody,” or into safe keeping. Probably they committed them to the care of a guard. Eventide - Evening. It was not convenient to assemble the council at night. This was, moreover, the time for the evening prayer or sacrifice, and it was not usual to assemble the Sanhedrin at that hour.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22Throughout the Bible, God's people often experienced persecution. God's servants often encountered hostility and opposition (Deuteronomy 30:7; 1 Kings 18:13; Nehemiah 4:1–3; Jeremiah 37–38; Matthew 23:34–37; Luke 11:49–51; 1 Thessalonians 2:14–15). Jesus was also persecuted (Luke 4:29; John 5:16). He warned his disciples to expect similar treatment (Matthew 10:23; 24:9; Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12; John 16:2). However, he promised that the Holy Spirit would…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131-12. the captain--of the Levitical guard. of the temple--annoyed at the disturbance created around it. and the Sadducees--who "say that there is no resurrection" (Ac 23:8), irritated at the apostles "preaching through (rather, 'in') Jesus the resurrection from the dead"; for the resurrection of Christ, if a fact, effectually overthrew the Sadducean doctrine.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 4:3

• Caiaphas
• Criminals
• Government
• Intolerance, Religious
• John
• Persecution
• Peter
• Prison
• Sadducees

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Hold
• Notable
• Possess
• Sanhedrim
• Threaten
• Threatening
• Acts of the Apostles
• Courts, Judicial
• Miracle

Commentaries on Acts 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings