Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He left [the province of Judea] and went to Galilee.
Acts 4:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, these [Jewish] leaders arrested Peter and John and put them in jail until the next day because it was [already] evening. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they laid hands on them (arrested them) and put them in prison until the following day, for it was already evening. American Standard Version (1901) And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide. Common English Bible They seized Peter and John and put them in prison until the next day. (It was already evening.) Catholic Public Domain Version And they laid hands on them, and they placed them under guard until the next day. For it was now evening. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they laid hands upon them, and put them in hold till the next day; for it was now evening. |
Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He left [the province of Judea] and went to Galilee.
And Jesus said to the leading priests and captains of the Temple [guard] and the [Jewish] elders that came to take Him, “Have you come out [to arrest me] with swords and clubs as you would [apprehend] a thief?
Then they arrested Jesus and led Him away to the head priest’s house [i.e., Caiaphas. See Matt. 26:57]. But Peter followed Him from a distance [i.e., as they went to the head priest’s courtyard].
So, the detachment of [Roman] soldiers, their commanding officer and the Jewish [Temple] guards arrested Jesus and tied Him up.
And they stirred up the people, the elders and the teachers of the Law of Moses and searched for him, seized him and brought him before the Council.
But Saul brought devastation to the church by entering everyone’s house and dragging men and women off to jail.
to ask for letters [authorizing him to go] to Damascus and to enter [Jewish] synagogues looking for people of “the Way” [Note: This was a designation for Christians at that time]. And if he found any, whether men or women, he would tie them up and take them to Jerusalem.