Acts 4:3

And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
laid	ἐπέβαλον epebalon	G1911	to throw upon (literal or figurative · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
hands	χεῖρας cheiras	G5495	the hand (literally or figuratively (power) · noun — accusative plural feminine
them	αὐτοῖς autois	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
put	ἔθεντο ethento	G5087	to place (in the widest application · verb — second aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural
in	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
hold	τήρησιν tērēsin	G5084	a watching · noun — accusative singular feminine
unto	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
day	αὔριον· aurion	G839	properly · adverb
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
was	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
now	ἤδη. ēdē	G2235	even now · adverb
eventide	ἑσπέρα hespera	G2073	evening(-tide) · noun — nominative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Acts 5:18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
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.
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 rule…
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 thi…
John 18:12 Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
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,
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 t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 4:1-4

We have here the interests of the kingdom of heaven successfully carried on, and the powers of darkness appearing against them to put a stop to them. let Christ's servants be ever so resolute, Satan's agents will be spiteful; and therefore, let Satan's agents be ever so spiteful, Christ's servants ought to be resolute. I. The apostles, Peter and John, went on in their work, and did not labour in vain. The Spirit enabled the ministers to do their part, and the people theirs. 1. The preachers faithfully deliver the doctrine of Christ: They spoke unto the people, to all that were within hearing, Act 4:1. What they said concerned them all, and they spoke it openly and publicly. They taught the p…

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Adam Clarke on Acts 4:2

Being grieved - Διαπονουμενοι, They were thoroughly fatigued with the continuance of this preaching; their minds suffered more labor, through vexation at the success of the apostles, than the bodies of the apostles did in their fatiguing exercise of preaching during the whole day.

John Gill on Acts 4:3

And they laid hands on them,.... The Arabic version renders it, "on both"; on Peter and John; seized them by force, and drew them out of the temple: and put them in hold unto the next day; not in the common public prison, as in Acts 5:18 but they put them into the hands, and under the care and custody of a set of men, to keep and guard them; that they might not go away, until they had an opportunity of bringing them before the sanhedrim, to be examined and punished by them: for it was now eventide; it was at the ninth hour, or about three o'clock in the afternoon, when Peter and John went up to the temple, where they healed the lame man; after which, both of them preached to the people; so…

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John Calvin on Acts 4:1-4

Acts 4:1-4 1. And as they spoke unto the people, the priests and the governor of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, 2. Taking it grievously that they taught the people, and preached, in Jesus' name, the resurrection from the dead. 3. And they laid hands on them, and they put them in prison until the morrow. For it was now even. tide. 4. And many of those which heard the word believed; and the number of men there was about five thousand. 1. And as they spoke Hereby it appeareth how watchful the wicked be, because they are always ready at an inch to stop the mouth of the servants of Christ. And, undoubt edly, they came together, as it were, to quench some great fire; which thing…

The Church Fathers

"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, Homily on Acts 10

"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, Homily on Acts 10

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Dictionary and topics

Punishments — The earliest theory of punishment current among mankind is doubtless the one of simple retaliation, “blood for blood.” Viewed historically, the first case of punishment for crime mentioned in…
Sanhedrim — More correctly Sanhedrin (Gr. synedrion), meaning “a sitting together,” or a “council.” This word (rendered “council,” A.V.) is frequently used in the New Testament (Matt. 5:22; 26:59; Mark 15:1,…
Caiaphas · Peter and other disciples accused before — Peter and other disciples accused before
Confession · General references — General references
Criminals · Confined in pri — Confined in pri
Evening, The · Called: Eventide — Called: Eventide
Injustice · Exemplified: Priests & c — Exemplified: Priests & c
Intolerance, Religious · .In persecuting the disciples — .In persecuting the disciples
Persecution · Suffering of — Exemplified: Peter &c — Suffering of — Exemplified: Peter &c
Prison · 24:12; — 24:12;
Prisons · Used for confining: Persons accused of heresy — Used for confining: Persons accused of heresy
Sadducees · Persecute the apostles — Persecute the apostles

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 4:1-4

Adam Clarke on Acts 4:2

John Gill on Acts 4:3

John Calvin on Acts 4:1-4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 4:1-4

Adam Clarke on Acts 4:2

John Gill on Acts 4:3

John Calvin on Acts 4:1-4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 4:1-22