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Arrest And Imprisonment Of The Apostles In Wayne
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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.
The High Priest and other Jewish leaders from Jerusalem had accused Paul of being a troublemaker. They told lies and said he had disrespected God's temple and tried to cause riots. They even wanted him put to death.
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.
He'd planned to come as a missionary church-planter and pastor, but he arrived as a prisoner. The charges against Paul were relatively minor, and no one expected them to end with an execution (Acts ), so Paul was not sent to the dungeon at the notorious Mamertine Prison. Paul was held in house arrest.
Paul's Arrest and Imprisonment - Acts -40 Despite his best efforts, Paul is seized by the crowd and falsely accused of desecrating the Temple. Gentiles converted to Judaism could enter into the court of the Gentiles but not further into the temple area which was reserved for Jewish men and women.
He'd planned to come as a missionary church-planter and pastor, but he arrived as a prisoner. The charges against Paul were relatively minor, and no one expected them to end with an execution (Acts ), so Paul was not sent to the dungeon at the notorious Mamertine Prison. Paul was held in house arrest.
There is no direct information in the Bible about what happens to Paul after the end of Acts. From 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and church traditions, many scholars have surmised that Paul was released from prison after two years, then actively evangelized for another five years before being martyred by Nero.
Paul was held in house arrest. “When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who guarded him” (Acts ). He may have been chained to his guard (Acts ), but he enjoyed relative freedom. “Many came to him at his lodging.