Acts 12:6

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And when Herode woulde haue brought hym foorth vnto the people, the same nyght slept Peter betweene two souldiers, bounde with two chaynes, and the kepers before the doore kept the pryson.

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  • Acts 21:33 : 33 Then the chiefe captaine came neare, & toke hym, and comaunded hym to be bounde with two chaynes, & demaunded who he was, & what he had done.
  • Matt 28:4 : 4 And for feare of him, the kepers were astonyed, and became as dead men.
  • Acts 5:23 : 23 Saying: The pryson truely founde we shut with all diligence, & the kepers standyng without, before the doores: But when we had opened, we founde no man within.
  • Acts 28:20 : 20 For this cause then haue I called for you, euen to see you and to speake with you: because that for the hope of Israel, I am bounde with this chayne.
  • Eph 6:20 : 20 Whereof I am messenger in bondes, that therein I may speake freely, as I ought to speake.
  • Phil 4:6-7 : 6 Be carefull for nothyng: but in all thynges, let your petition be manifest vnto God, in prayer and supplication with geuyng of thankes. 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all vnderstandyng, shall kepe your heartes and myndes through Christe Iesus.
  • 2 Tim 1:16 : 16 The Lorde geue mercie vnto ye house of Onesiphorus, for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chayne.
  • Heb 13:6 : 6 So that we may boldely saye, the Lorde is my helper, and I wyll not feare what man way do vnto me.
  • Gen 22:14 : 14 And Abraham called ye name of the place, the Lorde wyll see. As it is sayde this day, in the mounte will the Lorde be seene.
  • Deut 32:26 : 26 I haue sayde, I wyll scatter them abrode, and make the remembraunce of them to ceasse from among men:
  • 1 Sam 23:26-27 : 26 And Saul and his men went on the one syde of the mountayne, and Dauid & his men on the other syde of the mountaine: And Dauid made haste to get fro the presence of Saul. For Saul and his men, compassed Dauid and his men round about, to take them. 27 But ther came a messenger to Saul, saying: Haste thee and come, for the Philistines haue inuaded the lande.
  • Ps 3:5-6 : 5 I layde me downe and slept: and I rose vp agayne, for God sustayned me. 6 I wyll not be afrayde of ten thousandes of the people: that haue set them selues against me rounde about.
  • Ps 4:8 : 8 I wyll lay me downe in peace and take my rest: for thou God only makest me to dwell in safetie.
  • Isa 26:3-4 : 3 By an assured purpose wylt thou preserue perfect peace, because they put their trust in thee. 4 Put ye your trust alway in the Lord: for in the Lorde God there is strength for euermore.
  • Jer 40:4 : 4 Beholde, I loose the bandes from thy handes this day: yf thou wilt nowe go with me vnto Babylon, vp then, for I wyll see to thee, and prouide for thee: but yf thou wylt not go with me to Babylon, then remayne here: Beholde all the lande is at thy wyll, loke where thou thinkest conuenient and good for thee to abyde, there dwell.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 12:7-8
    2 verses
    85%

    7And beholde, the Angel of ye Lorde was there present, and a lyght shyned in the habitation: And he smote Peter on the syde, and stirred hym vp, saying: Aryse vp quickly. And his chaynes fell of from his handes.

    8And the Angel sayde vnto hym: gyrde thy selfe, & bynde on thy sandales. And so he dyd. And he sayeth vnto hym: cast thy garment about thee, and folow me.

  • Acts 12:3-5
    3 verses
    85%

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

    4And when he had caught hym, he put hym in pryson also, and delyuered hym to foure quaternions of souldiers to be kept, intendyng after Easter to bryng hym foorth to the people.

    5And Peter was kept in pryson: But prayer was made without ceassyng of the Churche, vnto God for hym.

  • Acts 12:10-19
    10 verses
    82%

    10When they were past the first and the seconde watch, they came vnto the yron gate, that leadeth vnto the citie, which opened to them by the owne accorde: And they went out, and passed through one streate, and foorthwith the Angel departed from hym.

    11And when Peter was come to hym selfe, he sayde: Nowe I knowe of a suertie, that the Lorde hath sent his Angel, and hath deliuered me out of the hande of Herode, and from all the waytyng for, of the people of the Iewes.

    12And as he considered the thyng, he came to the house of Marie the mother of Iohn, whose sirname was Marke, where many were gathered together in prayer.

    13As Peter knocked at the entrie doore, a damsell came foorth to hearken, named Rhoda.

    14And when she knewe Peters voyce, she opened not the doore for gladnesse, but ran in, and tolde howe Peter stoode before the doore.

    15And they sayde vnto her: thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was euen so. Then sayde they: it is his Angel.

    16But Peter continued knockyng: And when they had opened the doore, and sawe hym, they were astonyed.

    17And when he had beckened vnto the with the hande, that they myght holde their peace, he tolde them by what meanes the Lorde had brought hym out of the pryson. And he sayde: Go shewe these thynges vnto Iames and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

    18Nowe assoone as it was day, there was no litle adoe among the souldiers, what was become of Peter.

    19And 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.

  • Acts 5:18-19
    2 verses
    78%

    18And layed handes on the Apostles, and put them in the common prison.

    19But the Angel of the Lorde by nyght opened the prison doores, and brought them foorth, and sayde:

  • Acts 16:23-27
    5 verses
    74%

    23And when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into pryson, commaundyng the iayler of the pryson to kepe them diligently.

    24Which when he had receaued such commaundement, thrust them into the inner pryson, and made their feete fast in the stockes.

    25And at mydnyght Paul and Silas prayed, and lauded God. And the prysoners hearde them.

    26And sodenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the pryson was shaken, and immediatly all the doores opened, and euery mans bandes were loosed.

    27When the keper of the pryson waked out of his sleepe, and sawe the pryson doores open, he drewe out his sworde and woulde haue kylled hym selfe, supposyng that the prysoners had ben fled.

  • Acts 5:21-23
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    73%

    21And when they hearde that, they entred into the temple early in ye mornyng, and taught: But the chiefe priest came, and they that were with hym, & called a counsayle together, and all the elders of the chyldren of Israel, and sent to the pryson to fet them.

    22But when the officers came, & founde them not in the pryson, they returned, and tolde,

    23Saying: The pryson truely founde we shut with all diligence, & the kepers standyng without, before the doores: But when we had opened, we founde no man within.

  • John 18:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15And Simon Peter folowed Iesus, and so did another disciple. That disciple was knowen vnto the hye priest, & went in with Iesus into the palace of the hye priest.

    16But Peter stoode at the doore without. Then went out that other disciple which was knowen vnto the hye priest, and spake vnto the damosell that kept the doore, and brought in Peter.

  • Mark 14:66
    71%

    66And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there came one of the wenches of the hyest priest:

  • Acts 16:35-36
    2 verses
    70%

    35And when it was day, the officers sent the sergeauntes, saying: Let those men go.

    36And the keper of the pryson tolde this saying to Paul, the officers haue sent worde to loose you. Nowe therfore, get you hence, and go in peace.

  • Gen 40:3
    70%

    3And put them in warde in his chiefe stewardes house, euen in the prison and place where Ioseph was bounde.

  • Acts 10:23
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    23Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morowe, Peter went away with them, and certaine brethren from Ioppa accompanied hym.

  • Luke 9:32
    69%

    32But Peter, and they that were with him, were heauie with sleepe: and whe they awoke, they sawe his maiestie, and two men standyng with hym.

  • Luke 22:54-55
    2 verses
    69%

    54Then toke they hym, and ledde hym, & brought him to the hye priestes house: and Peter folowed a farre of.

    55And when they had kyndeled a fire in the myddes of the hall, and were set downe together, Peter also sate downe among them.

  • Acts 10:9
    69%

    9On the morowe as they went on their iourney, and drewe nye vnto the citie, Peter went vp vnto the highest part of the house to pray, about the sixth houre.

  • Acts 28:16
    69%

    16And when we came to Rome, ye vnder captayne delyuered the prysoners to the chiefe captayne of the hoast: But Paul was suffred to dwell by him selfe, with a souldyer that kept hym.

  • Acts 12:1
    69%

    1At the same tyme Herode the king stretched foorth his handes to vexe certayne of the Churche.

  • Gen 39:20
    69%

    20And Iosephes maister toke hym, and put hym in pryson, euen into the place where the kynges prysoners laye bounde: and there continued he in prison.

  • John 18:18
    69%

    18The seruauntes and officers stoode there, which had made a fire of coales, (for it was colde) and they warmed the selues. Peter also stoode among them, and warmed hym.

  • Acts 4:3
    68%

    3And they layde handes on them, and put them in holde, vntyll the next day: for it was nowe euentyde.

  • Matt 26:40
    68%

    40And he came vnto the disciples, and founde them a slepe, and sayth vnto Peter: What, coulde ye not watche with me one houre?

  • Matt 26:58
    68%

    58But Peter folowed hym a farre of, vnto the hye priestes palace, and went in, and sate with the seruauntes to see the ende.

  • Mark 14:54
    68%

    54And Peter folowed hym a great way of, euen tyl he was come into the palace of the hye priest, and he sate with the seruauntes, and warmed hym selfe at the fyre.

  • Mark 14:37
    68%

    37And he came & founde them slepyng, and sayth vnto Peter: Simon, slepest thou? Couldest not thou watche one houre?

  • Acts 23:31
    67%

    31Then the souldyers, as it was commaunded them, toke Paul, and brought hym by nyght to Antipatris.

  • Acts 21:33
    67%

    33Then the chiefe captaine came neare, & toke hym, and comaunded hym to be bounde with two chaynes, & demaunded who he was, & what he had done.

  • Acts 10:7
    67%

    7And when the Angell whiche spake vnto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household seruauntes, and a deuout souldier of them that wayted on hym,

  • Luke 3:20
    67%

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

  • Acts 10:18
    67%

    18And called, and asked whether Simo which was sirnamed Peter, were lodged there.