Acts 5:16-18

Expanded Bible

¹⁶ Crowds came from all the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those who were ·bothered [tormented] by ·evil [^Lunclean; ^Cdemons were viewed as “unclean” or defiling spirit-beings] spirits, and all of them were healed.

Leaders Try to Stop the Apostles

¹⁷ The high priest and all his friends (a ·group [sect; religious party] called the Sadducees [4:1]) became very ·jealous [indignant; or zealous; ^Cperhaps referring to their religious zeal]. ¹⁸ They ·took [seized; arrested; ^Lput hands on] the apostles and put them in [public] ·jail [custody].