Acts 5:18

And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

Cross-references

Acts 5:25 Historical context

Acts 5:25 reports the apostles freed from prison and teaching — the immediate sequel shows God's deliverance after their arrest.

Acts 6:12 Parallel

Acts 6:12 describes Stephen seized by the council — the same pattern of arrest for gospel preaching continues with another leader.

Acts 12:4 Parallel

Acts 12:4 shows Peter imprisoned by Herod — another apostolic arrest, mirroring the earlier imprisonment of the apostles.

Acts 21:27 Parallel

Acts 21:30 records Paul seized by the crowd — a later apostolic arrest, continuing the pattern of persecution for the gospel.

Acts 8:1 Historical context

Acts 8:1 notes great persecution after Stephen's death — the apostles' earlier arrest foreshadows the broader church suffering.

Luke 21:12 Prophetic fulfillment

In Luke 21:12, Jesus predicts that his followers will be handed over to prisons—a prophecy fulfilled in this arrest.

Jeremiah 20:2 describes Jeremiah beaten and imprisoned — mirroring the apostles' arrest for proclaiming God's message.

Jeremiah 37:15 records Jeremiah beaten and imprisoned by officials — a direct parallel to the apostles being jailed for their prophetic witness.

Psalm 69:33 Allusion

Psalm 69:33 assures that God hears prisoners — the apostles in prison are heard by God, reinforcing divine care during persecution.

In 2 Corinthians 6:5, Paul lists imprisonments among his sufferings — mirroring the apostles' experience here of being jailed for the gospel.