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Acts 4:3

1 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

2 greatly 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.

4 But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

5 The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

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BSB
They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
KJV
And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
WEB
They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.
ASV
And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide.
DARBY
and they laid hands on them, and put them in ward till the morrow; for it was already evening.
BLB
And they laid hands on them and put [them] in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.
ÅB
og de la hånd på dem og satte dem i fengsel til den neste dag; for det var alt kveld.
OTB
De pågrep Peter og Johannes, og siden det allerede var kveld, satte de dem i fengsel til neste dag.
B1930
og de la hånd på dem og satte dem i fengsel til den næste dag; for det var alt aften.

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Cross references

  • Acts 5:18

    and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

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  • Acts 16:19–24

    When 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.

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  • Matthew 10:16–17

    Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

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  • Acts 12:1–3

    About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

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  • Luke 22:52

    Then 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?

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  • John 18:12

    Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.

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  • Acts 8:3

    But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

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  • Acts 9:2

    and 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.

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