The priests and rulers were filled with indignation, and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. This action of sending to the jail underscores the apostles' previous arrest and the ongoing opposition they faced.This post tackles part 2 of chapter 5 in the book of Acts. The apostles are arrested, put in prison, freed then brought before the council. The chief priests arrested the apostles for teaching and healing in Jesus' name (Acts –18). The book of Acts closes with Paul imprisoned for two years in Rome (Acts ). Peter and John were allowed to leave. They went back to their own people. The captain, together with the priests and the Sadducees, all came together to arrest Peter and John. i. Paul and Silas are imprisoned in the 16th chapter of Acts after Paul commands an evil spirit out of a slave girl that had been following them.