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Arrest And Imprisonment Of The Apostles In Collin
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Conversely, Paul was imprisoned for his religious expression. He was in prison because he refused to be silent in proclaiming the gospel. Given our negative conception of prison, Paul's own statements regarding his imprisonment should be slightly disorienting because they are often framed in a positive light.
The priests, their temple guard, and other Jewish leaders of the Sadducee sect have arrested Peter and John for teaching that Jesus rose from the dead (Acts –2). Peter and John entered the temple for the afternoon prayers. After prayers, they spoke to a crowd of people about Jesus (Acts 3).
In the eyes of the Jewish leaders, when Jesus claimed to be God's son he was insulting God. Blasphemy was taken very seriously and the punishment was death by stoning. After Jesus was arrested, he was put on trial by the Sanhedrin.
The outcome of the apostles' imprisonment after their arrest in Jerusalem varied. Some were released and continued preaching, while others spent the remainder of their lives in prison.
The scoffers assert that the apostles are intoxicated because they drank too much wine. They attack Peter and his companions with a claim that is ridiculous; the time of day to see people under the influence of an alcoholic beverage is not at its beginning.
The Bible contains several accounts of the apostles being jailed. For example, in Acts 4, Peter and John were taken into custody for teaching that Jesus is the Messiah. After being questioned, they were let go and told not to talk about Jesus anymore. In Acts 12, King Herod put Peter in jail.
After Jesus returned to his Father in heaven, the apostles preached to the people about Jesus. This angered the high priest and the Sadducees, who had the apostles thrown in jail. During the night, an angel of the Lord came to the jail and opened the doors.
Acts –26 occurs after the chief priests arrested Peter and John for preaching and healing in Jesus' name, and ordered them not to do so again (Acts –22). Now, all the apostles are healing and preaching in Jesus' name (Acts –16), and so the priests arrest them all.
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They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. (17-18) The arrest and imprisonment of the apostles.The outcome of the apostles' imprisonment after their arrest in Jerusalem varied. Acts 21-28: Paul Arrested in Jerusalem and Imprisoned in Rome. The book of Acts' final section, chapters 21-28. Paul wrote this letter while under house arrest during his first imprisonment in Rome. 18They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. Paul returns to Jerusalem where he is arrested and a long period of confinement in various locations begins. They arrested the apostles and (C) put them in the public prison.