Acts 4:3

They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.

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WEBBE

They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.

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.

ASV

And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide.

BBE

And they took them and put them in prison till the morning, for it was now evening.

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καὶ kai and G2532 ἐπέβαλον epebalon they laid G1911 αὐτοῖς autois on them G846 τὰς tas the G3588 χεῖρας cheiras hands G5495 καὶ kai and G2532 ἔθεντο ethento put [them] G5087 εἰς eis in G1519 τήρησιν tērēsin custody G5084 εἰς eis until G1519 τὴν tēn the G3588 αὔριον aurion next day G839 ἦν ēn it was G1510 γὰρ gar for G1063 ἑσπέρα hespera evening G2073 ἤδη ēdē already G2235

The early church

"And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day; for it was now eventide." What impudence! They feared not the multitude; for this also the captain of the temple was with them: they had their hands still reeking with the blood of the former victim. "For it was now eventide," it is said. It was with the wish to abate their spirit that those men did this, and guarded them; but the delay only served to make the Apostles more intrepid.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts
"By their teaching the people." For already they were in ill repute with them by reason of what they had done to Christ; so that they were rather increasing their own obloquy. "And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold until the morrow; for it was now eventide." In the case of Christ, however, they did not so; but having taken Him at midnight, they immediately led him away, and made no delay, being exceedingly in fear of the multitude: whereas in the case of the Apostles here, they were bold. And they no more take them to Pilate, being ashamed and blushing at the thought of the former affair, lest they should also be taken to task for that.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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, have often been troubled for their work of faith and labour of love, when wicked men have escaped. And to this day instances are not wanting, in which reading the Scriptures, social prayer, and religious conversation meet with frowns and checks. But if we obey the precepts of Christ, he will support us.

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