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 Living Translation (NLT)They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning.

Context of Acts 4:3

1Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them, 2being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. 4However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand. 5And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes,

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they laidἐπιβάλλωepiballō · to put on/seizeG1911
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• on themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• putτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• holdτήρησιςtērēsis · jail/keepingG5084
• the next dayαὔριονaurion · tomorrowG839
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• nowἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• eventideἑσπέραhespera · eveningG2073

Cross-references for Acts 4:3

• Acts 5:18and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.
• Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.
• Acts 8:3As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.
• Acts 9:2and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
• Acts 12:1Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church.
• Acts 16:19But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.
• Matthew 10:16“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
• Luke 22:52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs?
• John 18:12Then the detachment of troops and the captain 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