Verse 3
‘And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward until the morrow, for it was now nightfall.’
So Peter and John were arrested and locked up overnight so that they could be dealt with the next day. For Temple affairs like this were a matter for the Sanhedrin, and the Sanhedrin (the overall Jewish authoritative council) had by law to meet in daylight.
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