Acts 4:3
And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
Acts 4:3 in other translations
| BSB | They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | and they laid hands upon them, and did put them in custody unto the morrow, for it was evening already; |
| DARBY | and they laid hands on them, and put them in ward till the morrow; for it was already evening. |
| BBE | And they took them and put them in prison till the morning, for it was now evening. |
| Webster | And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody to the next day: for it was now evening. |
What does Acts 4:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 4:1-12
Ac 4:1-13. Peter and John before the Sanhedrin. 1-12. the captain--of the Levitical guard. of the temple--annoyed at the disturbance created around it. and the Sadducees--who "say that there is no resurrection" (Ac 23:8), irritated at the apostles "preaching through (rather, 'in') Jesus the resurrection from the dead"; for the resurrection of Christ, if a fact, effectually overthrew the Sadducean doctrine.
Barnes' Notes
Eventide. Evening. It was not convenient to assemble the council at night. This was, moreover, the time for the evening prayer or sacrifice, and it was not usual to assemble the sanhedrim at that hour.
(*) "put them in hold" "In prison" (+) "eventide" "Evening"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 4:1-4
The apostles preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. It includes all the happiness of the future state; this they preached through Jesus Christ, to be had through him only. Miserable is their case, to whom the glory of Christ's kingdom is a grief; for since the glory of that kingdom is everlasting, their grief will be everlasting also. The harmless and useful servants of Christ, like the apostles…
Acts 4:3 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 4:3
- Acts 5:18
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
- Acts 16:19-24
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. …
- Matthew 10:16-17
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
- Acts 12:1-3
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
- Luke 22:52
Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
- John 18:12
Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
- Acts 8:3
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
- Acts 9:2
And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
- Acts 6:12
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
- Luke 22:54
Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.
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Context
- Acts 4:2
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
- Acts 4:3
And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
- Acts 4:4
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
Acts 4:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y les echaron mano, y los pusieron en la cárcel hasta el día siguiente; porque era ya tarde. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils mirent les mains sur eux, et les firent garder jusqu’au lendemain, car c’était déjà le soir. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie legten die Hände an sie und setzten sie in Gewahrsam bis an den Morgen, denn es war schon Abend. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et injecerunt in eos manus, et posuerunt eos in custodiam in crastinum: erat enim jam vespera. |