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Peter and John before the Sanhedrin

Acts 4:3

In 9 translations

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.
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.
LSV
and they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was evening already;
YLT
and they laid hands upon them, and did put them in custody unto the morrow, for it was evening already;
DBY
and they laid hands on them, and put them in ward till the morrow; for it was already evening.
DRC
And they laid hands upon them, and put them in hold till the next day; for it was now evening.
GNV
And they layde handes on them, and put them in holde, vntill the next day: for it was now euentide.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐπέβαλον αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ ἔθεντο εἰς τήρησιν εἰς τὴν αὔριον, ἦν γὰρ ἑσπέρα ἤδη.
RP2018
Καὶ ἐπέβαλον αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας, καὶ ἔθεντο εἰς τήρησιν εἰς τὴν αὔριον· ἦν γὰρ ἑσπέρα ἤδη.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἐπέβαλον αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας, καὶ ἔθεντο εἰς τήρησιν εἰς τὴν αὔριον· ἦν γὰρ ἑσπέρα ἤδη.
SCR1894
και επεβαλον αυτοις τας χειρας και εθεντο εις τηρησιν εις την αυριον ην γαρ εσπερα ηδη

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◆ Peter and John's Trial

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 5:18and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
  • Matthew 10:16–17Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
  • Acts 16:19–24When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace. They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are…
  • Acts 6:12So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
  • Acts 8:3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
  • Acts 12:1–3About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church. He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter…
  • Luke 22:52Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
  • John 18:12Then the band of soldiers, with its commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him.
  • Acts 9:2and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
  • Luke 22:54Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.

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