the Sadducean authorities were thoroughly aroused, and the apostles—possibly all the Twelve—were seized. This makes it clear that although Luke has been generally mentioning only the speeches of Peter, with some slight notice of the activities of John, the rest of the apostles had been publicly active.
In the common prison.
Gr. en tērēsei dēmosia, which may be translated either “in prison publicly” or “in the public prison.” Later, rabbinic use of the word dēmosia as “prison” favors the latter translation.