Acts 5:18
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And they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison.

Acts 4:3 And they laid hands upon them and put them in hold till the next day: for it was now evening.

Acts 8:3 But Saul made havock of the church, entering in from house to house: and dragging away men and women, committed them to prison.

Acts 12:5-7 Peter therefore was kept in prison. But prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto God for him. . . .

Acts 16:23-27 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the gaoler to keep them diligently. . . .

Luke 21:12 But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, dragging you before kings and governors, for my name's sake.

2 Corinthians 11:23 They are the ministers of Christ (I speak as one less wise): I am more; in many more labours, in prisons more frequently, in stripes above measure, in deaths often.

Hebrews 11:36 And others had trial of mockeries and stripes: moreover also of bands and prisons.

Revelation 2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil will cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried: and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death: and I will give thee the crown of life.

Context
The Apostles Arrested and Freed
17Then the high priest rising up, and all they that were with him (which is the heresy of the Sadducees) were filled with envy. 18And they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison. 19But an angel of the Lord by night, opening the doors of the prison and leading them out, said:…
Cross References
Jeremiah 37:15
So Jeremiah went into the house of the prison, and into the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained there many days.

Matthew 4:12
And when Jesus had heard that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee:

Acts 4:3
And they laid hands upon them and put them in hold till the next day: for it was now evening.

Lexicon
They arrested
ἐπέβαλον (epebalon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1911: From epi and ballo; to throw upon; specially to reflect; impersonally, to belong to.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

apostles
ἀποστόλους (apostolous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 652: From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

put
ἔθεντο (ethento)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5087: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.

them
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the] public
δημοσίᾳ (dēmosia)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1219: Public, publicly. From demos; public; in public.

jail.
τηρήσει (tērēsei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5084: A prison; observance (as of precepts). From tereo; a watching, i.e. observance, or a prison.


Additional Translations
They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

and they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public jail.

And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward.

and laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.

and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward.

And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

and laid hands upon the Apostles, and put them into the public jail.

and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.

and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;
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