Acts 12:20

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And Herode was displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: But they came all with one accorde to hym, and made intercession vnto Blastus the kynges chaumberlayne, and desired peace, because their countrey was norisshed by the kyng.

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  • Ezek 27:17 : 17 Iuda and the land of Israel occupied with thee, & brought vnto thy markets wheat of Minnith & Pannag, hony, oyle, and triacle.
  • Ezra 3:7 : 7 They gaue money also vnto the masons and carpenters, and meate and drincke, and oyle vnto them of Sidon and of Tyre, to bring the Cedar timber from Libanus by sea vnto Ioppa, according to the graunt that they had of Cyrus the king of Persia.
  • Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is, as when a man maketh an issue for water: therfore leaue of before the contention be medled with.
  • Prov 20:18 : 18 Thorowe counsayle, the thinges that men deuise are made strong: and with good aduise take warre in hande.
  • Prov 25:8 : 8 Be not hastie to go to lawe: lest haplye thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee.
  • Eccl 10:4 : 4 If a principall spirite be geuen thee to beare rule, be not negligent then in thine office: for he that can take cure of him selfe, auoydeth great offences.
  • Isa 23:1-4 : 1 The burthen of Tyre. Mourne ye shippes of Tharsis, for there commeth such destruction, that ye shall not haue an house to enter into: and that there shalbe no traffike out of the lande of Cittim, they haue knowledge of this plague. 2 Be styll ye that dwell in the Isle, the marchauntes of Zidon, & such as passe ouer the sea haue made thee plenteous. 3 The corne that groweth by the great waters of Nilus, and the fruites of the riuer were her vittayles, so that it became a common mart of the nations. 4 Be ashamed thou Zidon: for the sea, euen the strength of the sea hath spoken saying, I haue not trauayled nor brought foorth children, nor norished vp young men, or brought vp virgins.
  • Isa 27:4-5 : 4 There is no displeasure in me, els when the vineyarde bringeth me foorth bryers and thornes I woulde go thorowe it by warre, and burne it vp together. 5 Let it take holde of my strength, and it shalbe at one with me, euen at one shall it be with me.
  • Gen 10:15 : 15 Chanaan begat Sidon his first borne sonne, and Heth,
  • Gen 10:19 : 19 The border of the Chanaanites was from Sidon as thou commest to Gerar vnto Azah, and as thou goest vnto Sodoma and Gomorra, and Adama, and Seboim, euen vnto Lesa.
  • Josh 19:29 : 29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah & to the strong citie of Zor, and turneth to Hozah, & endeth at the sea, by the possession of Achzibah,
  • 1 Kgs 5:9-9 : 9 My seruauntes shall bring them from Libanon to the sea, and I wyl conuey them by sea in flootes vnto the place that thou shalt shew me, and wil cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receaue them: and thou shalt do me a pleasure againe, if thou minister foode for myne house. 10 Aud so Hiram gaue Solomon Cedar trees and firre trees according to all his desyre. 11 And Solomon gaue Hiram twentie thousand quarters of wheate for foode to his housholde, and twentie buts of pure oyle: Thus much gaue Solomon to Hiram yere by yere.
  • 2 Chr 2:10 : 10 And behold, for the vse of thy seruauntes the cutters and hewers of timber, I haue geuen twentie thousande quarters of beaten wheat, and twentie thousand quarters of barlye, and twentie thousande battes of wine, and twentie thousande battes of oyle.
  • 2 Chr 2:15 : 15 Nowe therefore, the wheate and barlye, oyle and wine, which my lorde hath spoken of, let him sende vnto his seruauntes:
  • Hos 2:8-9 : 8 And she dyd not knowe that I gaue her corne, and wine, and oyle, and multiplied her siluer and golde, which they bestowed on Baal. 9 Therefore wyll I returne and take away my corne in the tyme thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and fet agayne my wooll and my flaxe whiche I gaue her to couer her shame.
  • Amos 4:6-9 : 6 Therfore haue I geue you cleannesse of teeth in all your cities, & scarsenesse of bread in all your places: yet haue ye not returned vnto me, sayth the Lorde. 7 And also I haue withholden the rayne from you when there were yet three monethes to the haruest, and I caused it to rayne vpon one citie, and haue not caused it to rayne vpon an other citie: one peece was raigned vpon, & the peece whervpon it rayned not, withered. 8 So two or three cities wandred vnto one citie to drinke water, but they were not satisfied: yet haue ye not returned vnto me, sayth the Lorde. 9 I haue smitten you with blasting and mildeaw, your great gardens, and your vineyardes, and your figge trees, & your oliue trees, dyd the palmer worme denoure: yet haue ye not returned vnto me sayth the Lorde.
  • Hag 1:8-9 : 8 Get you vp to the mountayne, and fetche wood, and buyld this house, & I wil take pleasure in it, and I wilbe glorified, sayth the Lorde. 9 Ye loked for much, and lo it came to litle, and when ye brought it home, I dyd blowe vpon it: and why, sayth the Lord of hoastes? because of my house that is waste, and you run euery man into his his owne house. 10 Therfore vpon you the heauen is stayed from deawe, & the earth is stayed from yeelding her increase. 11 And I haue called for a drought vpon the land, and vpon the mountaynes, and vpon the corne, & vpon the wine, and vpon the oyle, and vpon al that the ground bringeth foorth, vpon men, & vpon cattel, and vpon all the labour of the handes.
  • Hag 2:16-17 : 16 Before these thinges were done when one came to a heape of twentie measures there were but ten: so who came to the wyne presse for to drawe out fiftie vessels of wyne out of the presse, there were but twentie. 17 I smote you with blasting, and with mildeawe, and with hayle, in all the worke of your handes, and you turned not vnto me, sayth the Lorde.
  • Matt 11:21-22 : 21 Wo vnto thee Chorazin, wo vnto thee Bethsaida: for if the mightie workes which were shewed in you had ben done in Tyre or Sidon, they had repented long ago in sackcloth and asshes. 22 Neuerthelesse I say vnto you, it shalbe easier for Tyre and Sidon at the day of iudgement, then for you.
  • Luke 14:31-32 : 31 Or what kyng, goyng to make battell against another kyng, sitteth not downe first, and casteth in his mynde, whether he be able with ten thousande, to meete hym, that commeth agaynst hym with twentie thousande? 32 Or els, whyle the other is yet a great way of, he sendeth an imbassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
  • Luke 16:8 : 8 And the Lord commended the vniuste stewarde, because he had done wisely. For the chyldren of this worlde are in their nation, wiser then the chyldren of lyght.

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    21 And vpon a day appoynted, Herode arayed hym in royall apparell, and set hym in his seate, and made an oration vnto them.

    22 And the people gaue a shout saying It is the voyce of God, & not of a man.

  • Acts 12:1-3
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    1 At the same tyme Herode the king stretched foorth his handes to vexe certayne of the Churche.

    2 And he killed Iames the brother of Iohn with the sworde.

    3 And because he sawe it pleased the Iewes, he proceaded further, and toke Peter also. (Then were the dayes of sweete bread.)

  • 19 And when Herode had sought for hym, and founde hym not, he examined the kepers, and commaunded them to be caryed away. And he descended from Iurie to Cesarea, and there abode.

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    11 And Herode with his men of warre despised him: and when he had mocked hym, he arayed hym in whyte clothing, and sent hym agayne to Pilate.

    12 And the same day Pilate and Herode were made friendes together: For before they were at variaunce.

  • Mark 6:19-22
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    19 Therefore Herodias layde wayte for hym, and woulde haue kylled hym: but she coulde not.

    20 For Herode feared Iohn, knowyng that he was a iuste man and an holye, and gaue hym reuerence: and when he hearde hym, he dyd many thynges, and hearde hym gladly.

    21 And whe a conuenient day was come, that Herode on his birth daye made a supper to the lordes, hye captaynes, and chiefe estates of Galilee.

    22 And when the daughter of the same Herodias came in, and daunced, and pleased Herode, and them that sate at boorde also, the kyng said vnto the damsell: Aske of me what thou wylt, and I wyll geue it thee.

  • Acts 4:26-27
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    26 The kynges of the earth stoode vp, and the rulers came together, agaynst the Lorde, and agaynst his Christe.

    27 And of a trueth, agaynst thy holye chylde Iesus, who thou hast anoynted, both Herode and also Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, gathered them selues together,

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    2 Then enfourmed him the hye priest, and the chiefe of the Iewes, of Paul: And they besought hym,

    3 And desired fauour agaynst hym, that he woulde sende for hym to Hierusalem: & they layde awayte in the way, to kyll hym.

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    19 Then Herode the tetrarch, when he was rebuked of hym for Herodias, his brother Philippes wyfe, and for all the euyls which Herode dyd,

    20 Added this aboue all, & shut vp Iohn in pryson.

  • 13 And they sent vnto hym, certayne of the pharisees, and of the Herodians to take hym in his wordes.

  • 3 When Herode the kyng had hearde these thynges, he was troubled, and all the citie of Hierusalem with hym.

  • Matt 14:6-7
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    6 But when Herodes birth day was kept, the daughter of Herodias daunsed before them, and pleased Herode.

    7 Wherfore he promised with an othe, that he woulde geue her whatsoeuer she woulde aske.

  • 35 I wyll heare thee, sayde he, when thyne accusars are come also. And he comaunded hym to be kept in Herodes iudgement hall.

  • Luke 23:7-9
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    7 And assoone as he knewe that he belonged vnto Herodes iurisdiction, he sent hym to Herode, whiche was also at Hierusalem at that tyme.

    8 And when Herode sawe Iesus, he was exceeding glad: For he was desirous to see hym of a long season, because he had hearde many thinges of hym, and he trusted to haue seene some miracle done by hym.

    9 Then he questioned with hym many wordes: But he aunswered hym nothing.

  • 6 And the pharisees departed, and strayghtway gathered a councell, with the Herodians, agaynst hym, that they myght destroy hym.

  • 3 For Herode had taken Iohn, and bounde hym, and put hym in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wyfe.

  • 13 And after certayne dayes, King Agrippa and Bernice came vnto Cesarea, to salute Festus.

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    30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose vp, and the deputie, & Bernice, and they that sate with them.

    31 And when they were gone apart, they talked betwene the selues, saying: This man doth nothyng worthy of death, or of bondes.

  • 31 The same day, came there certaine of the pharisees, and sayde vnto hym: Get thee out, and depart hence, for Herode wyll kyll thee.

  • 9 And Herode sayde, Iohn haue I beheaded, but who is this of who I heare such thinges? And he desired to see him.

  • 2 And when Paul was called foorth, Tartullus began to accuse hym, saying: Seyng that we obtayned great quietnesse by the meanes of thee, and that many good thynges are done vnto this nation through thy prouidence,

  • 1 At that tyme Herode the Tetrarch, hearde of the fame of Iesu.

  • 22 All the kinges of Tyrus and Sidon, the kinges of the Isles that are beyonde the sea,

  • 12 And they moued the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came vppon hym, and caught him, and brought him to the counsell.

  • 20 And he sayde: The Iewes are determined to desire thee, that thou wouldest bryng foorth Paul to morowe into the counsell, as though they would enquire somewhat of hym more perfectly.

  • 6 And the remnaunt toke his seruauntes, and entreated them spitefully, and slewe them.

  • 8 And they troubled the people, and the officers of the citie, when they hearde these thynges.

  • 7 Then Herode, when he had priuilye called the wyse men, inquired of the diligently, what tyme the starre appeared.

  • 5 And they were glad, and promised to geue him money.

  • 15 About whom, when I came to Hierusalem, the hye priestes and elders of the Iewes enfourmed me, and desired to haue iudgement agaynst hym.

  • 20 There were certaine Grekes among them, that came to worship at the feast:

  • 11 When they hearde that, they were glad, and promised that they woulde geue hym money. And he sought howe he myght conueniently betray hym.

  • 17 For Herode himselfe had sent foorth, and layde handes vpon Iohn, & bounde hym in pryson, for Herodias sake, his brother Philippes wyfe, because he had maryed her.

  • 12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities whiche Solomon had geuen hym, and they pleased him not.

  • 21 And Iesus went thence, and departed into the coastes of Tyre and Sidon.

  • 21 And they said vnto him: We neither receaued letters out of Iurie concernyng thee, neither any of the brethren that came, shewed or spake any harme of thee.

  • 7 And Herode the tetrarche heard of all that was done by hym, and doubted, because that it was sayde of some, that Iohn was rysen agayne from death: