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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and they laid hands on the apostles and put them in <i>the</i> public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and they laid hands on the apostles, and put them in a public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They arrested the apostles and put them in a public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So they arrested the apostles and put them in the city jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They arrested the apostles and put them in the city jail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />by arresting the apostles and putting them in the city jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />arrested the apostles, and put them in the city jail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and laid hands upon the Apostles, and put them into the public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and laid hands on the apostles, then put them in public custody. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in a public prison;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and they laid hands on the apostles and put them in <i>the</i> public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And put their hands upon the sent, and set them in the public keeping.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they laid hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they laid hands on the Apostles, and they placed them in the common prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />laid hands upon the apostles and put them in the public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So they laid hold on the apostles and arrested them and bound them in prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And they laid hands on the Apostles and seized and bound them in prison.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />and they laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and laid hands on the apostles, and placed them in the public prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />went and seized on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and laid hands upon the Apostles, and put them into the public jail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in a public prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/5-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=1383" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/5.htm">The Apostles Arrested and Freed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17</span>Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1911.htm" title="1911: epebalon (V-AIA-3P) -- From epi and ballo; to throw upon; specially to reflect; impersonally, to belong to.">arrested</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheiras (N-AFP) -- A hand. "></a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/652.htm" title="652: apostolous (N-AMP) -- From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ.">apostles</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/5087.htm" title="5087: ethento (V-AIM-3P) -- To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.">put</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1219.htm" title="1219: dēmosia (Adj-DFS) -- Public, publicly. From demos; public; in public.">the public</a> <a href="/greek/5084.htm" title="5084: tērēsei (N-DFS) -- A prison; observance (as of precepts). From tereo; a watching, i.e. observance, or a prison.">jail.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">19</span>But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-3.htm">Acts 4:3</a></span><br />They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-4.htm">Acts 12:4</a></span><br />He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-23.htm">Acts 16:23</a></span><br />And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/22-4.htm">Acts 22:4</a></span><br />I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-10.htm">Acts 26:10</a></span><br />And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-17.htm">Matthew 10:17</a></span><br />But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-9.htm">Matthew 24:9</a></span><br />Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-20.htm">John 15:20</a></span><br />Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23</a></span><br />Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-10.htm">Revelation 2:10</a></span><br />Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/39-20.htm">Genesis 39:20</a></span><br />So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Jeremiah 20:2</a></span><br />he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-15.htm">Jeremiah 37:15</a></span><br />The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6</a></span><br />So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-20.htm">Daniel 3:20</a></span><br />and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-3.htm">Acts 4:3</a></b></br> And they laid hands on them, and put <i>them</i> in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/8-3.htm">Acts 8:3</a></b></br> As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed <i>them</i> to prison.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/12-5.htm">Acts 12:5-7</a></b></br> Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/5-12.htm">Apostles</a> <a href="/acts/4-3.htm">Arrested</a> <a href="/acts/5-12.htm">Common</a> <a href="/acts/4-3.htm">Custody</a> <a href="/acts/5-12.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/acts/4-3.htm">Jail</a> <a href="/acts/5-15.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/acts/4-3.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/john/7-4.htm">Public</a> <a href="/acts/4-3.htm">Ward</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/5-21.htm">Apostles</a> <a href="/acts/12-1.htm">Arrested</a> <a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Common</a> <a href="/acts/23-35.htm">Custody</a> <a href="/acts/6-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/acts/5-19.htm">Jail</a> <a href="/acts/6-6.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/acts/5-19.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/acts/10-37.htm">Public</a> <a href="/acts/12-10.htm">Ward</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-3.htm">at Peter's rebuke had fallen down dead;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-12.htm">and that the rest of the apostles had wrought many miracles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-14.htm">to the increase of the faith;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-17.htm">the apostles are again imprisoned;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-19.htm">but delivered by an angel bidding them preach openly to all;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-21.htm">when, after their teaching accordingly in the temple,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-29.htm">and before the council,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-33.htm">they are in danger to be killed; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-34.htm">but through the advice of Gamaliel, they are kept alive, and are only beaten;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/5-41.htm">for which they glorify God, and cease no day from preaching.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and arrested the apostles</b><br>The apostles, primarily Peter and John, were key leaders in the early Christian church. Their arrest signifies the growing tension between the Jewish religious authorities and the burgeoning Christian movement. This was not the first time the apostles faced opposition; earlier in Acts, Peter and John were arrested for preaching about Jesus (<a href="/acts/4.htm">Acts 4:1-3</a>). The religious leaders were threatened by the apostles' teachings, which challenged their authority and the status quo. The apostles' boldness in proclaiming the resurrection of Jesus was a direct challenge to the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection (<a href="/acts/4-2.htm">Acts 4:2</a>). This arrest highlights the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy that His followers would face persecution (<a href="/john/15-20.htm">John 15:20</a>).<p><b>and put them in the public jail</b><br>The public jail was a common holding place for those awaiting trial or punishment. It was likely located in Jerusalem, where the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council, convened. This act of placing the apostles in a public jail was intended to shame and intimidate them, as well as to serve as a warning to others who might follow their teachings. The public nature of the jail underscores the authorities' desire to make an example of the apostles. However, this setting also sets the stage for a miraculous intervention by God, as later in the chapter, an angel of the Lord frees the apostles, demonstrating God's power and favor upon them (<a href="/acts/5-19.htm">Acts 5:19</a>). This event parallels other biblical accounts where God's servants are delivered from imprisonment, such as Daniel in the lions' den (Daniel 6) and Paul and Silas in Philippi (<a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Acts 16:25-26</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_apostles.htm">The Apostles</a></b><br>The primary figures in this passage, the apostles were the early followers of Jesus Christ who were spreading His teachings and performing miracles in His name. They were central to the early Christian church's growth and faced persecution for their faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanhedrin.htm">The Sanhedrin</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council, was responsible for the apostles' arrest. They were threatened by the apostles' teachings and the growing number of believers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/public_jail.htm">Public Jail</a></b><br>The place where the apostles were imprisoned. This was a common method used by authorities to suppress dissent and maintain control over the population.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events took place. Jerusalem was the center of Jewish religious life and the location of the early church's activities.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/persecution.htm">Persecution</a></b><br>The event of arresting the apostles signifies the beginning of organized persecution against the early Christian church, highlighting the conflict between the new Christian movement and established religious authorities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a></b><br>The apostles' arrest demonstrates the importance of standing firm in one's faith despite opposition. Believers today are encouraged to remain steadfast in their convictions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/expect_persecution.htm">Expect Persecution</a></b><br>Jesus warned His followers that they would face persecution. Christians should not be surprised by opposition but should see it as a confirmation of their faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the apostles' imprisonment, God's plan continued to unfold. Believers can trust that God is in control, even in difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>The early church supported one another through prayer and fellowship. Modern believers should seek and provide support within their faith communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/boldness_in_witness.htm">Boldness in Witness</a></b><br>The apostles' willingness to face arrest for the sake of the Gospel challenges Christians to be bold in sharing their faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_supports_jesus's_resurrection.htm">What evidence supports Jesus Christ's resurrection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_actions_do_angels_perform.htm">What actions do angels perform?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_apostles_rejoice_after_flogging.htm">Acts 5:41-42: Why would the apostles rejoice after suffering public flogging, and is this reaction consistent with human nature or historical norms?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_early_christian_signs_evidence.htm">1 Corinthians 12:28 - Why is there no concrete historical or archeological evidence of early Christian believers performing signs and wonders on a large scale?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Put them in the common prison.</span>--The word is the same as the "ward "of <a href="/acts/4-3.htm" title="And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold to the next day: for it was now eventide.">Acts 4:3</a>. The addition of the word "common" or "public" perhaps indicates a greater severity of treatment. They were not merely kept in custody, but dealt with as common criminals, compelled to herd with ruffians and robbers and murderers.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> <span class="accented">- Laid hands</span> (as <a href="/acts/4-3.htm">Acts 4:3</a>, A.V. and R.V.) for <span class="accented">laid their hands</span>, A.V. and T.R.; <span class="accented">in public ward</span> for <span class="accented">in the common prison</span>, A.V. <span class="cmt_word">Laid hands</span>, etc. <span class="accented">Laid their hands</span> is equally right, even when <span class="greek">αὑτῶν</span> is omitted, as the translation of <span class="greek">τὰς χεῖρας</span>. There is no difference in the sense in the two renderings, or in the two passages, though in <a href="/acts/4-3.htm">Acts 4:3</a> the phrase is <span class="greek">ἐπέβαλον αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας</span>, and here <span class="greek">ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοὺς</span> <span class="greek">ἀποστόλους</span>. <span class="cmt_word">In public ward</span>. The A.V. is more idiomatic and expresses exactly what is meant by the phrase <span class="greek">τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ</span>. Meyer quotes the phrases <span class="greek">τὸ δημόσιον</span> in Thucydides, and <span class="greek">οἰκία δημόσια</span> in Xenophon for the common piton (see <a href="/acts/4-3.htm">Acts 4:3</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/5-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">They arrested</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπέβαλον</span> <span class="translit">(epebalon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1911.htm">Strong's 1911: </a> </span><span class="str2">From epi and ballo; to throw upon; specially to reflect; impersonally, to belong to.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(tous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">apostles</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποστόλους</span> <span class="translit">(apostolous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_652.htm">Strong's 652: </a> </span><span class="str2">From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">put</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔθεντο</span> <span class="translit">(ethento)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5087.htm">Strong's 5087: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(autous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] public</span><br /><span class="grk">δημοσίᾳ</span> <span class="translit">(dēmosia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1219.htm">Strong's 1219: </a> </span><span class="str2">Public, publicly. From demos; public; in public.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">jail.</span><br /><span class="grk">τηρήσει</span> <span class="translit">(tērēsei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5084.htm">Strong's 5084: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prison; observance (as of precepts). From tereo; a watching, i.e. observance, or a prison.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/5-18.htm">Acts 5:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/5-18.htm">Acts 5:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/5-18.htm">Acts 5:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/5-18.htm">Acts 5:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/5-18.htm">Acts 5:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/5-18.htm">Acts 5:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/5-18.htm">Acts 5:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/5-18.htm">Acts 5:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/5-18.htm">Acts 5:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/5-18.htm">Acts 5:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/5-18.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 5:18 And laid hands on the apostles (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/5-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 5:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 5:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/5-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 5:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 5:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>