Arrest And Imprisonment Of The Apostles In King
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The high priest and his companions, who were all Sadducees, became jealous. They rose up and laid hands on the apostles and put them in jail. During the night, the angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and led them out.
Conversely, Paul was imprisoned for his religious expression. He was in prison because he refused to be silent in proclaiming the gospel. Given our negative conception of prison, Paul's own statements regarding his imprisonment should be slightly disorienting because they are often framed in a positive light.
Acts –26 occurs after the chief priests arrested Peter and John for preaching and healing in Jesus' name, and ordered them not to do so again (Acts –22). Now, all the apostles are healing and preaching in Jesus' name (Acts –16), and so the priests arrest them all.
He starts with a basic observation: not only was Paul imprisoned, but Paul was imprisoned a lot. Clement of Rome claims that Paul was seven times behind bars; Paul says simply that it was “far more imprisonments” than his rival apostles (2 Cor. ).
The Bible contains several accounts of the apostles being jailed. For example, in Acts 4, Peter and John were taken into custody for teaching that Jesus is the Messiah. After being questioned, they were let go and told not to talk about Jesus anymore. In Acts 12, King Herod put Peter in jail.
It is traditionally believed that John was the youngest of the apostles and survived all of them. He is said to have lived to old age, dying of natural causes at Ephesus sometime after AD 98, during the reign of Trajan, thus becoming the only apostle who did not die as a martyr.
The Bible contains several accounts of the apostles being jailed. For example, in Acts 4, Peter and John were taken into custody for teaching that Jesus is the Messiah. After being questioned, they were let go and told not to talk about Jesus anymore. In Acts 12, King Herod put Peter in jail.
The outcome of the apostles' imprisonment after their arrest in Jerusalem varied. Some were released and continued preaching, while others spent the remainder of their lives in prison.
Conversely, Paul was imprisoned for his religious expression. He was in prison because he refused to be silent in proclaiming the gospel. Given our negative conception of prison, Paul's own statements regarding his imprisonment should be slightly disorienting because they are often framed in a positive light.
