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Acts 5:18

16 Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out

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

19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

20 “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

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BSB
and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
KJV
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
WEB
and laid hands on the apostles, then put them in public custody.
ASV
and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward.
DARBY
and laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.
BLB
and they laid the hands on the apostles and put them in the public jail.
ÅB
og la hånd på apostlene og kastet dem i det offentlige fengsel.
OTB
De arresterte apostlene og satte dem i et offentlig fengsel.
B1930
og la hånd på apostlene og kastet dem i det offentlige fengsel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Acts 4:3

    They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.

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  • Luke 21:12

    But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.

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  • 2 Corinthians 11:23

    Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.

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  • Hebrews 11:36

    Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

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  • Acts 16:23–27

    And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

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  • Acts 12:5–7

    So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for 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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  • Revelation 2:10

    Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, 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.

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