Acts 5:18 Meaning and Explanation
“And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The authorities arrest the apostles and put them in the public jail.
What Does Acts 5:18 Mean?
Where the first arrest took only Peter and John (Acts 4:3), this one sweeps up the apostles together. They are placed in the common prison, the public hold for ordinary offenders, as though preachers of mercy were criminals.
The messengers are treated as their Master was, who 'was numbered with the transgressors' (Isaiah 53:12). Jesus had told his followers to expect councils and prisons for his name's sake (Luke 21:12), so the cell itself becomes a quiet confirmation that they are walking his road. What man means as disgrace, God is about to turn into testimony.
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What does Acts 5:18 mean?
The authorities arrest the apostles and put them in the public jail.