Acts 12:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them.

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  • 22 And the people, with loud cries, said, It is the voice of a god, not of a man.

  • Mark 6:20-22
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    20 For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.

    21 And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;

    22 And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.

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    19 And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.

    20 Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon: and they came to him, all together, and having made friends with Blastus, the controller of the king's house, they made a request for peace, because their country was dependent on the king's country for its food.

  • 1 Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians.

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    11 And Herod, with the men of his army, put shame on him and made sport of him, and dressing him in shining robes, he sent him back to Pilate.

    12 And that day Herod and Pilate became friends with one another, for before they had been against one another.

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    22 And Agrippa said to Festus, I have a desire to give the man a hearing myself. Tomorrow, he said, you may give him a hearing.

    23 So on the day after, when Agrippa and Bernice in great glory had come into the public place of hearing, with the chief of the army and the chief men of the town, at the order of Festus, Paul was sent for.

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    7 And when he saw that he was under the authority of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was in Jerusalem himself at that time.

    8 Now when Herod saw Jesus he was very glad, having for a long time had a desire to see him, for he had had accounts of him, and was hoping to see some wonders done by him.

    9 And he put a great number of questions to him, but he said nothing.

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    30 And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;

    31 And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.

  • 35 I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.

  • 13 Now when some days had gone by, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea and went to see Festus.

  • 1 At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;

  • 6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.

  • Acts 4:26-27
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    26 The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ:

    27 For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,

  • 6 And when he had been with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the day after, he took his place on the judge's seat, and sent for Paul.

  • 17 So, when they had come together here, straight away, on the day after, I took my place on the judge's seat and sent for the man.

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    7 And Haman, answering the king, said, For the man whom the king has delight in honouring,

    8 Let them take the robes which the king generally puts on, and the horse on which the king goes, and the crown which is on his head:

  • 23 And while they were crying out, and pulling off their clothing, and sending dust into the air,

  • Luke 3:18-19
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    18 And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;

    19 But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,

  • 3 And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

  • 11 But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a guest's robe;

  • 9 And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.

  • 14 And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.

  • 31 At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death.

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    32 And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together.

    33 Then they took Alexander out from among the people, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander, making a sign with his hand, was about to make a statement to the people in answer:

  • 7 Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.

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    20 Or let these men here present say what wrongdoing was seen in me when I was before the Sanhedrin,

    21 But only this one thing which I said among them in a loud voice, I am this day being judged on the question of the coming back from the dead.

  • 11 Then Haman took the robes and the horse, and dressing Mordecai in the robes, he made him go on horseback through the streets of the town, crying out before him, So let it be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring.

  • 17 And they put a purple robe on him, and twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;

  • 19 So, then, King Agrippa, I did not go against the vision from heaven;

  • 34 And some said one thing and some another, among the people: and as he was not able to get a knowledge of the facts because of the noise, he gave orders for Paul to be taken into the army building.

  • 7 Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead;

  • 1 Now on the third day, Esther put on her queen's robes, and took her place in the inner room of the king's house, facing the king's house: and the king was seated on his high seat in the king's house, facing the doorway of the house.

  • 16 But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.

  • 1 And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,

  • 27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

  • 13 Then they sent to him certain of the Pharisees and the Herodians, so that they might make use of his words to take him by a trick.

  • 12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,