The Pulpit Commentary on Acts 4:3

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Ward for hold, A.V. (see Acts 4:18); morrow for next day, A.V. They laid hands on them. The harsh persecution of the disciples at Jerusalem at this time when the Sadducees were in power is in exact accordance with Josephus's statement in the passage just referred to, that the Sadducees were more severe and cruel in their administration of justice than any other Jews.

Their tenet of no life to come made them look to severe punishments in this life.

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