Acts 5:18

18 So they arrested them and put them in the public prison.

Acts 5:18 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 5:18

And laid their hands on the apostles
That is, laid hold on them, and took them, and carried them away; at least their servants did so, by their orders:

and put them in the common prison;
where malefactors were put; and this both for greater security, and for greater disgrace.

Acts 5:18 In-Context

16 Crowds even gathered from the towns around Jerusalem. They brought their sick. They also brought those who were suffering because of evil spirits. All of them were healed.

17 The high priest and all his companions were Sadducees. They were very jealous of the apostles.

18 So they arrested them and put them in the public prison.

19 But during the night an angel of the Lord came. He opened the prison doors and brought the apostles out.

20 "Go! Stand in the temple courtyard," the angel said. "Tell the people all about this new life."