αὐτῶν omitted with אABD. The Vulg. has no pronoun.

18. ἐπὶ τοὺς�. The whole twelve are now arrested. The new teachers must be put down. It is clear from this, though St Luke has only mentioned the speeches of Peter, with some slight notice that John also was a speaker, that all the Apostles were busy, and could have been quoted as preachers and teachers had it been any part of the compiler’s purpose to write a history of all the Apostles.

ἐν τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ, in public ward. See note on Acts 4:3. This was meant to be a temporary imprisonment, till next day when the council could be gathered.

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