“et injecerunt in eos manus, et posuerunt eos in custodiam in crastinum : erat enim jam vespera.”
“And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.”
“They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.”
“They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.”
“And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide.”
We have here the interests of the kingdom of heaven successfully carried on, and the powers of darkness appearing against them to put a stop to them. let Christ's servants be ever so resolute, Satan's agents will be spiteful; and therefore, let Satan's agents be ever so spiteful, Christ's servants ought to be resolute.
Verses 1-4 The apostles preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. It includes all the happiness of the future state; this they preached through Jesus Christ, to be had through him only. Miserable is their case, to whom the glory of Christ's kingdom is a grief; for since the glory of that kingdom is everlasting, their grief will be everlasting also. The harmless and useful servants of Christ, like the apostles, have often been troubled for their work of faith and labour of love, when wicked men have escaped. And to this day instances are not wanting, in which reading the Scriptures, social prayer, and religious conversation meet with frowns and checks. But if we obey the precepts of Christ, he will support us.