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Acts 4:3

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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And they laid hands on them,.... The Arabic version renders it, "on both"; on Peter and John; seized them by force, and…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Put them in hold - That is, they took them into “custody,” or into safe keeping. Probably they committed them to the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 4:1-4

We have here the interests of the kingdom of heaven successfully carried on, and the powers of darkness appearing…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

and put them in hold i.e. in prison. The word means ward, safe keeping. And it is worth noticing on the use of it, that…