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Verse	Translation	Text
Ac 5:18	King James	And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The common prison - The public prison; or the prison for the keeping of common and notorious offenders.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

The common prison - The public prison; or the prison for the keeping of common and notorious offenders.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
In the common prison (ἐν τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ) Incorrect. Τήρησις is not used in the sense of prison, but is an abstract term meaning ward or keeping, as in Act 4:3. There is no article, moreover. Note, too, that another word is used for the prison in the next verse (τῆς φυλακῆς). Rev., therefore, correctly, in public ward.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]

In the common prison (ἐν τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ)

Incorrect. Τήρησις is not used in the sense of prison, but is an abstract term meaning ward or keeping, as in Act 4:3. There is no article, moreover. Note, too, that another word is used for the prison in the next verse (τῆς φυλακῆς). Rev., therefore, correctly, in public ward.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Put them in the common prison - It being too late in the evening to bring them to a hearing. To this verse the Codex Bezae adds, και επορευθη εἱς ἑκαστος εις τα ιδια, And each of them went to his own house.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Put them in the common prison - It being too late in the evening to bring them to a hearing. To this verse the Codex Bezae adds, και επορευθη εἱς ἑκαστος εις τα ιδια, And each of them went to his own house.

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