And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.

1. "Laid hands on them" has three meanings in the New Testament.

1. To impart spiritual gifts

2. To bestow blessing, authority or approval

3. To grab, arrest, or treat roughly

2. The third meaning is used here. They were placed in custody. They were arrested, put in jail and chained to the floor.

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Old Testament