Acts 4:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Acts 5:18 : 18 And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.
  • Acts 6:12 : 12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,
  • Acts 8:3 : 3 But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.
  • Acts 9:2 : 2 And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
  • Acts 12:1-3 : 1 Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians. 2 And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword. 3 And when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he went on to take Peter in addition. This was at the time of the feast of unleavened bread.
  • Acts 16:19-24 : 19 But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers; 20 And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town; 21 Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans. 22 And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped. 23 And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely: 24 And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.
  • Matt 10:16-17 : 16 See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves. 17 But be on the watch against men: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins, and in their Synagogues they will give you blows;
  • Luke 22:52 : 52 And Jesus said to the chief priests and the captains of the Temple and the rulers, who had come against him, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks?
  • Luke 22:54 : 54 And they made him a prisoner and took him away to the house of the high priest. But Peter went after them at a distance.
  • John 18:12 : 12 Then the band and the chief captain and the police took Jesus and put cords round him.

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  • Acts 5:18-19
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    18 And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.

    19 But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,

  • Acts 5:21-27
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    21 And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them.

    22 But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,

    23 Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.

    24 Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.

    25 And someone came and said to them, The men, whom you put in prison, are in the Temple teaching the people.

    26 Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

    27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

  • Acts 4:4-5
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    4 But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand.

    5 And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;

  • Acts 4:1-2
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    1 And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them,

    2 Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead.

  • Acts 16:22-24
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    22 And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.

    23 And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:

    24 And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.

  • Mark 14:46
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    46 And they put their hands on him, and took him.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

  • Acts 4:13-18
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    13 Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus.

    14 And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it.

    15 But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves,

    16 Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

    17 But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

    18 And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus.

  • Acts 8:17
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    17 Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.

  • Acts 4:21
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    21 And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.

  • Acts 6:6
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    6 These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.

  • Acts 5:40
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    40 And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.

  • Acts 12:4
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    4 And having taken him, he put him in prison, with four bands of armed men to keep watch over him; his purpose being to take him out to the people after the Passover.

  • Luke 22:54
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    54 And they made him a prisoner and took him away to the house of the high priest. But Peter went after them at a distance.

  • Acts 16:35
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    35 But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.

  • Acts 4:23
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    23 And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.

  • Acts 4:7
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    7 Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

  • Acts 16:39
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    39 Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.

  • Acts 14:3-5
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    3 So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

    4 But there was a division among the people of the town; some were on the side of the Jews and some on the side of the Apostles.

    5 And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,

  • Acts 5:33
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    33 But when these words came to their ears, they were cut to the heart, and had a mind to put them to death.

  • Acts 9:24
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    24 But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:

  • Acts 21:27
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    27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the Temple, got the people together and put their hands on him,

  • Acts 12:6
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    6 And when Herod was about to take him out, the same night Peter was sleeping in chains between two armed men, and the watchmen were keeping watch before the door of the prison.

  • Acts 10:23
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    23 So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.

  • Acts 12:18
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    18 Now when it was day, the armed men were greatly troubled about what had become of Peter.

  • Acts 23:31
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    31 So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.

  • Acts 5:42
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    42 And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

  • Acts 13:3
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    3 Then, after prayer and going without food they put their hands on them, and sent them away.

  • Acts 14:28
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    28 And they were with the disciples there for a long time.

  • Acts 16:20
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    20 And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;

  • Acts 17:8
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    8 And hearing these things the people and the rulers of the town were troubled.

  • Mark 1:32
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    32 And in the evening, at sundown, they took to him all who were diseased, and those who had evil spirits.