Good morning,
In the Book of Acts, “prison” or “jail” refers to the confinement of apostles and believers, notably in Acts 5:18-23, Acts 12, and Acts 16. Key instances include the apostles’ imprisonment in Jerusalem, Paul and Silas in Philippi, and Paul’s detention in Caesarea and Rome.
Acts 5:17-24 The high priest and Sadducees “put the apostles in the common prison.“
17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.21 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.22 But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and told,23 Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
The high priest and Sadducees “put the apostles in the common prison. “Angel of the Lord opens the prison doors. Tells them to speak the words of life.The high priest sends to the prison to have them brought, but they are gone.The officers find the prison shut, the keepers outside, but no one inside.
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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