Acts 4:3
And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
Cross-references
Acts 5:18 records a second arrest of the apostles — the same pattern of persecution repeats here.
Acts 6:12 shows Stephen seized by the same religious leaders — a parallel arrest for faithful preaching.
Acts 21:27 depicts Paul being seized in the temple, continuing the pattern of apostles violently apprehended for the gospel.
Acts 8:3 describes Saul imprisoning believers — this arrest is part of the ongoing persecution of the church.
Acts 9:2 shows Saul seeking to arrest followers of the Way — the same hostility that targeted Peter and John.
In Acts 12:1-3, Herod arrests Peter similarly — another apostolic imprisonment by hostile authorities.
Acts 12:4 describes Peter's later arrest by Herod, showing a recurring pattern of apostolic imprisonment like this earlier arrest.
In Acts 16:19-24, Paul and Silas are arrested and jailed — a recurring pattern of apostolic suffering.
In Matthew 10:17, Jesus predicts disciples will be delivered to courts — this arrest begins that fulfillment.
In Luke 22:54, Jesus is seized and led away — the apostles now share his experience of arrest.
In John 18:12, Jesus is arrested and bound — a direct parallel to the apostles' seizure here.
In Jeremiah 20:2, the prophet Jeremiah is beaten and put in stocks by temple authorities — a striking parallel to apostolic persecution.
Luke 21:12 records Jesus' prophecy that disciples would be arrested and brought before authorities, fulfilled here in Peter and John's arrest.
In Matthew 24:9, Jesus foretells disciples being delivered to tribulation — this arrest foreshadows that broader persecution.