And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
Peter and John were seized by the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees with other authorities, and were kept in prison overnight until the next day because it was evening and too late to examine them that night. The arrest followed the healing of the man lame from birth and their public preaching that Jesus had risen and that through Him all the dead would finally be raised. The Sadducees were grieved and stirred because their cherished denial of the resurrection was endangered and their influence threatened, especially after five thousand had embraced the new teaching. The overnight custody gave the priests and rulers time to confer and was meant to intimidate the apostles into silence, though the healing could not be denied, and it led to their trial on the morrow before the high priest and rulers at Jerusalem. In preaching the risen Christ they committed no error but gave truth for that time, and their testimony took root in those waiting to hear it so that many believed, while the arrest itself did not stop their witness.
Arrest and Its Setting
Peter and John were seized by the priests and the captain of the temple with the Sadducees, temple officials and other authorities laying hands on them. They were put in hold, in prison and custody, and kept overnight until the next day, because it was now eventide and too late in the evening for their cases to be examined that night.
The arrest followed the healing of a man lame from birth and the apostles' public preaching that Jesus had risen, which had stirred Jerusalem. What they preached in teaching the people was that Jesus had risen, and that through His death and resurrection He would finally bring up all the dead from their graves, preaching through Jesus the resurrection of the dead. The Sadducees were deeply stirred and grieved because their favorite doctrine denying the resurrection was in danger and their reputation was at stake, so they opposed the teaching and feared the apostles' growing influence. They acted after five thousand had embraced the new doctrine, with both Pharisees and Sadducees concluding that if these teachers were suffered to go unchecked their own influence would be in greater danger than when Jesus was upon earth.
The rulers believed the convincing evidence that Jesus had risen from the dead and had remained on the earth forty days afterward, yet their hearts did not soften nor did their consciences smite them for putting Him to death. Though fear of the power from heaven upon the apostles held them from violence, their bitterness and malice were unchanged. The overnight detention gave the priests and rulers time to confer, and they hoped imprisonment would intimidate the apostles and silence and stop their teaching, though they could not deny that the cripple had been healed. The night in hold led on the morrow to a hearing and trial before the high priest with the rulers and elders at Jerusalem.
Faithful Witness and Fruit
In preaching the risen Christ after His resurrection the disciples committed no error, for they were giving truth for that time. They taught the people and preached through Jesus the resurrection of the dead, and for this the Sadducees laid hands on Peter and John and put them in jail in hold until the next day. The message did not please the people, and the rulers opposed it and were grieved by it. Their night in hold led to a trial on the morrow before the high priest and the rulers and elders at Jerusalem.
Their testimony about Christ's resurrection led people who had been waiting to hear it to believe. The hearers remembered Christ's words and joined those who accepted the gospel, so that the seed Christ had sown took root and bore fruit. The priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees had arrested the apostles and held them until the next day because they were troubled by the apostles' teaching about Jesus' resurrection, and since it was evening the hearing took place the following day. The arrest did not stop the apostles from continuing to testify.
Peter and John were seized by the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees with other authorities, and were kept in prison overnight until the next day because it was evening and too late to examine them that night. The arrest followed the healing of the man lame from birth and their public preaching that Jesus had risen and that through Him all the dead would finally be raised. The Sadducees were grieved and stirred because their cherished denial of the resurrection was endangered and their influence threatened, especially after five thousand had embraced the new teaching. The overnight custody gave the priests and rulers time to confer and was meant to intimidate the apostles into silence, though the healing could not be denied, and it led to their trial on the morrow before the high priest and rulers at Jerusalem. In preaching the risen Christ they committed no error but gave truth for that time, and their testimony took root in those waiting to hear it so that many believed, while the arrest itself did not stop their witness.
Arrest and Its Setting
Peter and John were seized by the priests and the captain of the temple with the Sadducees, temple officials and other authorities laying hands on them. They were put in hold, in prison and custody, and kept overnight until the next day, because it was now eventide and too late in the evening for their cases to be examined that night.
The arrest followed the healing of a man lame from birth and the apostles' public preaching that Jesus had risen, which had stirred Jerusalem. What they preached in teaching the people was that Jesus had risen, and that through His death and resurrection He would finally bring up all the dead from their graves, preaching through Jesus the resurrection of the dead. The Sadducees were deeply stirred and grieved because their favorite doctrine denying the resurrection was in danger and their reputation was at stake, so they opposed the teaching and feared the apostles' growing influence. They acted after five thousand had embraced the new doctrine, with both Pharisees and Sadducees concluding that if these teachers were suffered to go unchecked their own influence would be in greater danger than when Jesus was upon earth.
The rulers believed the convincing evidence that Jesus had risen from the dead and had remained on the earth forty days afterward, yet their hearts did not soften nor did their consciences smite them for putting Him to death. Though fear of the power from heaven upon the apostles held them from violence, their bitterness and malice were unchanged. The overnight detention gave the priests and rulers time to confer, and they hoped imprisonment would intimidate the apostles and silence and stop their teaching, though they could not deny that the cripple had been healed. The night in hold led on the morrow to a hearing and trial before the high priest with the rulers and elders at Jerusalem.
Faithful Witness and Fruit
In preaching the risen Christ after His resurrection the disciples committed no error, for they were giving truth for that time. They taught the people and preached through Jesus the resurrection of the dead, and for this the Sadducees laid hands on Peter and John and put them in jail in hold until the next day. The message did not please the people, and the rulers opposed it and were grieved by it. Their night in hold led to a trial on the morrow before the high priest and the rulers and elders at Jerusalem.
Their testimony about Christ's resurrection led people who had been waiting to hear it to believe. The hearers remembered Christ's words and joined those who accepted the gospel, so that the seed Christ had sown took root and bore fruit. The priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees had arrested the apostles and held them until the next day because they were troubled by the apostles' teaching about Jesus' resurrection, and since it was evening the hearing took place the following day. The arrest did not stop the apostles from continuing to testify.