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Acts 12
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Acts 12 . 1 , King Herod persecutes the Christians , kills James , and imprisons Peter; whom an angel delivers upon the prayers of the church; Acts 12 . 20 , Herod in his pride taking to himself the honour due to God , is stricken by an angel , and dies miserably; Acts 12 . 24 , After his death , the word of God prospers; Acts 12 . 25 , Saul and Barnabas return to Antioch.
Acts 12:1
About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
Acts 12:1 · BSB
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- Genesis 37:22 lay
- 1 Samuel 17:36 seeing
- Job 15:25 he stretcheth
- Psalm 2:2 kings
- Psalm 55:20 put
- Psalm 92:8 art most
- Jeremiah 26:23 who
- Matthew 2:15 until
- Mark 3:17 James
- Mark 13:9 take
- Luke 11:49 and some
- Luke 21:12 before
- 1 Thessalonians 2:14 even
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Acts 12:2
He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
Acts 12:2 · BSB
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- 1 Samuel 17:36 seeing
- Psalm 37:14 wicked
- Daniel 11:33 yet
- Matthew 10:2 James
- Matthew 23:34 ye
- Matthew 24:9 shall they
- Mark 1:19 James
- Mark 6:21 when
- Mark 10:39 Ye
- Luke 6:14 James
- Luke 11:49 and some
- Luke 21:16 and some
- Acts 1:13 Peter
Acts 12:3
And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
Acts 12:3 · BSB
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- Exodus 12:15 Seven
- Exodus 34:18 General
- Numbers 28:16 General
- Psalm 37:14 wicked
- Daniel 11:33 yet
- Acts 1:13 Peter
- Acts 20:6 the days
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15 please
- Hebrews 11:37 were slain
Acts 12:4
He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
Acts 12:4 · BSB
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- Leviticus 23:6 General
- Numbers 28:16 General
- Joshua 2:3 Bring
- 1 Kings 19:2 to morrow
- Psalm 69:33 his prisoners
- Jeremiah 37:15 put
- Daniel 2:18 they would
- Daniel 3:20 to bind
- Daniel 6:17 a stone
- Acts 12:10 the first
- Acts 12:19 he examined
- 2 Corinthians 6:5 imprisonments
- Hebrews 11:36 bonds
Easter Rather , the Passover , פן [Strong's G3588] , נבףקב [Strong's G3957].
Acts 12:5
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
Acts 12:5 · BSB
prayer was made without ceasing11 parallels
or , instant and earnest prayer was made
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- 1 Samuel 12:23 God forbid
- Psalm 10:17 cause
- Psalm 18:6 distress
- Psalm 34:17 cry
- Psalm 102:2 in the day
- Psalm 127:2 for so he
- Isaiah 65:24 General
- Jeremiah 37:21 Thus
- Daniel 3:20 to bind
- Acts 5:18 General
- Romans 1:9 that
- Romans 12:12 continuing
- 2 Corinthians 6:5 imprisonments
- Colossians 1:9 do
Acts 12:6
On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
Acts 12:6 · BSB
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- Leviticus 26:6 ye shall
- Joshua 2:3 Bring
- Psalm 68:6 he bringeth
- Psalm 102:20 to loose
- Psalm 127:2 for so he
- Proverbs 3:24 and
- Jeremiah 40:1 bound
- Matthew 27:2 bound
- Acts 12:7 And his
- Acts 12:19 he examined
- Acts 26:29 except
Acts 12:7
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
Acts 12:7 · BSB
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The two chains with which his hands were fastened to those of the two soldiers between whom he slept. This , it appears , was the Roman method of securing a prisoner , and seems to be what is intimated in Acts 12 . 6
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- 2 Kings 1:3 angel
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 higher than they
- Isaiah 51:14 captive
- Jeremiah 40:1 bound
- Daniel 3:28 hath sent
- Daniel 9:21 touched
- Matthew 18:10 their
- Acts 12:11 that the
Acts 12:8
“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
Acts 12:8 · BSB
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- Isaiah 51:14 captive
- Mark 6:9 sandals
- Acts 8:26 The angel
- Acts 27:23 there
Acts 12:9
So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.
Acts 12:9 · BSB
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That is , he knew not; wist being the past tense of the obsolete verb to wis , from the Saxon wissan , in German wissen and Dutch wysen to think , imagine , know
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- Exodus 34:29 wist
- Luke 24:11 idle
Acts 12:10
They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
Acts 12:10 · BSB
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- Matthew 17:8 they saw
Acts 12:11
Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
Acts 12:11 · BSB
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He was in an ecstasy; and it was only when the angel left him , that he was fully convinced that all was real
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- Exodus 18:4 delivered
- Esther 9:1 hoped
- Job 5:12 their hands
- Psalm 37:14 wicked
- Psalm 57:3 send
- Psalm 119:95 wicked
- Isaiah 63:9 the angel
- Jeremiah 36:26 but
- Matthew 2:13 the angel
- Matthew 17:8 they saw
- Acts 4:23 they
- Acts 11:13 he showed
- Revelation 22:6 sent
Acts 12:12
And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
Acts 12:12 · BSB
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- Genesis 24:45 before
- 1 Peter 5:13 Marcus
Acts 12:13
He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
Acts 12:13 · BSB
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- Daniel 3:24 astonied
- Acts 20:16 had
hearken or , ask who was there
Acts 12:14
When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
Acts 12:14 · BSB
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- Job 9:16 would I
- Psalm 126:1 we were like
Acts 12:15
“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
Acts 12:15 · BSB
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- Proverbs 21:28 the man
- Matthew 14:26 they were
- Titus 3:8 that thou
Acts 12:16
But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
Acts 12:16 · BSB
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- Acts 12:13 knocked
Acts 12:17
Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
Acts 12:17 · BSB
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- Matthew 10:3 James
- Acts 1:13 James
- Acts 14:20 came
- Acts 24:10 had
Acts 12:18
At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
Acts 12:18 · BSB
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- Luke 4:30 General
- Acts 5:21 sent
- Acts 16:23 to keep
Acts 12:19
After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
Acts 12:19 · BSB
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- 1 Samuel 22:16 Thou shalt
- 1 Kings 18:12 he shall slay me
- 2 Kings 1:10 consumed
- Daniel 3:22 slew
- Matthew 28:14 we
- Acts 5:21 sent
Acts 12:20
Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
Acts 12:20 · BSB
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- Genesis 40:2 wroth
- 2 Kings 9:32 eunuchs
- Esther 4:8 to make supplication
- Psalm 49:18 praise
- Proverbs 16:14 but
- Acts 21:3 Tyre
- Acts 27:3 Sidon
- Galatians 1:10 persuade
- Galatians 3:20 a mediator is
was highly displeased or , bare an hostile mind intending war
the king's chamberlain Gr. that was over the king's bed-chamber
Acts 12:21
On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
Acts 12:21 · BSB
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- 1 Kings 22:10 having put
- Job 15:21 in prosperity
- Proverbs 18:12 destruction
- Isaiah 5:14 he that rejoiceth
- Malachi 3:15 we call
- Acts 24:1 orator
- Acts 25:23 with
Acts 12:22
And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
Acts 12:22 · BSB
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- Genesis 3:5 as gods
- Exodus 8:4 General
- 1 Samuel 17:36 seeing
- Job 20:5 the triumphing
- Job 32:21 flattering
- Job 40:11 behold
- Psalm 9:20 may
- Psalm 37:36 General
- Psalm 92:8 art most
- Psalm 94:3 the wicked
- Psalm 138:6 but the proud
- Proverbs 27:14 He that
- Proverbs 28:4 that
- Proverbs 30:9 I be full
- Isaiah 14:15 thou
- Isaiah 31:3 the Egyptians
- Isaiah 36:4 Thus saith
- Jeremiah 9:23 neither
- Ezekiel 28:2 I am
- Ezekiel 28:9 say
- Daniel 4:31 the word
- Daniel 5:11 light
- Daniel 11:12 his heart
- Acts 14:11 The gods
- Acts 14:15 We also
- Acts 28:6 said
- 1 Corinthians 4:7 why
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3 then
Acts 12:23
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Acts 12:23 · BSB
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- Genesis 3:5 as gods
- Genesis 19:13 Lord hath
- Genesis 25:8 gave
- Exodus 2:23 the king
- Exodus 8:4 General
- Exodus 8:17 lice in man
- Joshua 8:29 the king
- 1 Samuel 17:36 seeing
- 2 Samuel 12:15 struck the child
- 2 Samuel 24:16 the angel
- 2 Kings 9:35 but they found
- 2 Kings 19:35 the angel
- 1 Chronicles 21:12 the angel
- 2 Chronicles 13:20 Lord
- 2 Chronicles 21:15 by disease
- Job 12:21 poureth
- Job 15:25 he stretcheth
- Job 20:5 the triumphing
- Job 32:21 flattering
- Job 33:22 his life
- Job 34:20 a moment
- Job 40:11 behold
- Psalm 7:9 Oh
- Psalm 9:20 may
- Psalm 35:5 and
- Psalm 37:14 wicked
- Psalm 37:36 General
- Psalm 38:7 my loins
- Psalm 40:14 driven
- Psalm 94:3 the wicked
- Psalm 107:40 contempt
- Psalm 138:6 but the proud
- Proverbs 12:8 he
- Proverbs 22:12 eyes
- Proverbs 24:16 but
- Proverbs 27:14 He that
- Proverbs 28:28 they perish
- Proverbs 29:23 man's
- Proverbs 30:9 I be full
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 higher than they
- Ecclesiastes 5:17 much
- Ecclesiastes 7:17 why
- Ecclesiastes 9:3 after
- Isaiah 10:16 the Lord of hosts
- Isaiah 14:15 thou
- Isaiah 31:3 the Egyptians
- Isaiah 36:4 Thus saith
- Isaiah 37:36 the angel
- Isaiah 51:13 where is
- Jeremiah 9:23 neither
- Daniel 4:31 the word
- Daniel 8:25 but
- Daniel 10:20 to fight
- Daniel 11:12 his heart
- Micah 6:13 I make
- Zechariah 14:12 Their flesh
- Matthew 2:15 until
- Matthew 18:10 their
- Acts 8:26 The angel
- Acts 12:7 the angel
- Acts 27:23 there
- 1 Corinthians 4:7 why
- 1 Corinthians 10:10 destroyer
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3 then
- Hebrews 1:14 minister
- Revelation 16:2 a noisome
Acts 12:24
But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.
Acts 12:24 · BSB
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- Exodus 2:23 the king
- Psalm 40:14 driven
- Proverbs 22:12 eyes
- Matthew 2:15 until
- Acts 9:31 were multiplied
- Acts 13:49 was
- Acts 16:5 increased
Acts 12:25
When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
Acts 12:25 · BSB
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- Acts 1:17 this
- Acts 4:36 Barnabas
- Acts 9:27 Barnabas
- Galatians 2:1 Barnabas
- 2 Timothy 4:11 Mark
- Philemon 1:24 Marcus
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