Acts 5:18

Acts 5:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
• English Standard Version (ESV)they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

Context of Acts 5:18

16Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed. 17Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. 20“Go, stand in the temple courts,” he said, “and tell the people all about this new life.”

Acts 5:18 word by word

καὶ ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτοὺς ἐν τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• laidἐπιβάλλωepiballō · to put on/seizeG1911
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• handsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the apostlesἀπόστολοςapostolos · apostleG652
• putτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the commonδημόσιοςdēmosios · publicG1219
• prisonτήρησιςtērēsis · jail/keepingG5084

Cross-references for Acts 5:18

• Acts 4:3They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day.
• Acts 8:3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
• Acts 12:5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
• Acts 16:23After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.
• Luke 21:12“But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and put you in prison, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name.
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again.
• Hebrews 11:36Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
• Revelation 2:10Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.

Commentaries on Acts 5:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Put them in the common prison - It being too late in the evening to bring them to a hearing. To this verse the Codex Bezae adds, ̔ ̔ , And each of them went to his own house.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18The common prison - The public prison; or the prison for the keeping of common and notorious offenders.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-25Verses 17-25 There is no prison so dark, so strong, but God can visit his people in it, and, if he pleases, fetch them out. Recoveries from sickness, releases out of trouble, are granted, not that we may enjoy the comforts of life, but that God may be honoured with the services of our life. It is not for the preachers of Christ's gospel to retire into corners, as long as they can have any opportunity of preaching in the great congregation. They must…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-40The apostles' successful ministry caused strong opposition (compare 4:1–3). The wealthy and powerful Sadducees controlled the temple and had a temple police force. They opposed belief in the resurrection and were determined to challenge and, if possible, prevent the apostles from sharing their message about the resurrection of Jesus. They felt their influence over the Jewish people weakening. Jealousy and bitterness led them to attack the apostles.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2317-23. sect of the Sadducees--See on Ac 4:1 for the reason why this is specified.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 5:18

• Arrest
• Court
• Government
• Imprisonment
• Minister, Christian
• Persecution
• Peter
• Priest
• Prison
• Prisoners
• Sadducees

In the dictionaries

• Doctor
• Dungeon
• Haply
• Keep
• Lie
• Prison
• Privy
• Refrain
• Sanhedrim
• Somebody

Commentaries on Acts 5

• 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