They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. The priests and rulers were filled with indignation, and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.Paul returns to Jerusalem where he is arrested and a long period of confinement in various locations begins. NLT They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. KJV And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. The Sadducees came and arrested Peter and John for were preaching the gospel in Solomon's Portico. After a night in jail the two were released. The public nature of the jail also suggests that the authorities wanted to make an example of the apostles, showing that their message would not be tolerated. The Apostles Arrested and Freed. These verses describe how the apostles were arrested and jailed but miraculously escaped and kept on preaching Jesus.