King James Version
Acts 4:3 in the King James Version says “And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.”
Acts 4:3 · KJV
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, captain: or, ruler
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“they laid”
G1911to throw upon (literal or figurative, transitive or reflexive; usually with more or less force); specially (with g1438 implied) to reflect; impersonal
“on them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“hands”
G5495the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by hebraism) a means or instrument)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“put”
G5087to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from g2476, which pr
“them in”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“them in”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“for”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
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