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, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees. 2These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead. They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning. 4But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000. 5The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met 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

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 5:18They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
• Acts 6:12This roused the people, the elders, and the teachers of religious law. So they arrested Stephen and brought him before the high council.
• Acts 8:3But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison.
• Acts 9:2He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.
• Acts 12:1About that time King Herod Agrippa began to persecute some believers in the church.
• Acts 16:19Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.
• Matthew 10:16“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.
• Luke 22:52Then Jesus spoke to the leading priests, the captains of the Temple guard, and the elders who had come for him. “Am I some dangerous revolutionary,” he asked, “that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?
• John 18:12So the soldiers, their commanding officer, and the Temple guards arrested Jesus and tied him up.

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