and they laid hands on them, and put them in prison, till the next day: for it was now evening.

went and seized on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

but an angel of the Lord opened the prison-doors by night, and having brought them out, said to them,

when they heard that, they entred into the temple early in the morning, and taught. in the mean time, the high priest, and those of his party, being arrived at the council-chamber, summon'd all the Jewish senate to meet, and sent to the prison to bring the apostles before them.

but the officers who went there not finding them in the prison, returned, and made this report,

the prison we found shut very secure, and the keepers posted before the doors: but when we had opened it, we found no body within.

when somebody came and told them, the men whom ye order'd to prison, are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

as for Saul, he made havock of the Church, entring into their houses, whence he dragg'd away both men and women, to throw them into prison.

having apprehended Peter, he put him into prison, appointing a detachment of sixteen soldiers to guard him, intending to have him brought to publick execution, after Easter.

thus Peter was kept in prison, but the Church prayed to God, without ceasing, for him,

now the very night preceding the day which Herod design'd for his execution, Peter bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the other guards secured the prison door; when an angel of

but he made a sign to them with his hand, to be silent: and related to them, how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. go, said he, and acquaint James and the other brethren with this affair. after which he departed and went to another place.

after they had been severely lash'd, they were thrown into prison, the jayler being charg'd to keep them safe.

in consequence of this order he thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

when all of a sudden there was such a great earthquake, that the foundations of the prison were shaken: immediately all the doors opened, and the setters dropp'd from the prisoners.

the jayler waking, and seeing the prison-doors open, drew his sword, designing to dispatch himself from the apprehension that the prisoners had escaped.

then they quitted the prison, and went to Lydia's house, where finding the brethren, they gave them an exhortation, and departed.

for I persecuted this sect even to death, throwing them into chains and prisons both men and women: