Acts 12:10

Geneva Bible (1560)

Nowe when they were past the first and the second watch, they came vnto the yron gate, that leadeth vnto the citie, which opened to them by it owne accord, and they went out, and passed through one streete, and by and by the Angel departed from him.

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  • Acts 5:19 : 19 But the Angel of the Lorde, by night opened the prison doores, & brought them forth, and sayd,
  • Acts 16:26 : 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken: and by and by all the doores opened, and euery mans bands were loosed.
  • Rev 3:7 : 7 And write vnto ye Angel of ye Church which is of Philadelphia, These things saith he that is Holy, and True, which hath ye keye of Dauid, which openeth and no man shutteth, & shutteth & no man openeth,
  • Acts 12:4 : 4 And when he had caught him, he put him in prison, and deliuered him to foure quaternions of souldiers to be kept, intending after the Passeouer to bring him foorth to the people.
  • Gen 40:3 : 3 Therefore he put them in ward in his chiefe stewardes house, in the prison and place where Ioseph was bound.
  • Gen 42:17 : 17 So he put them in warde three dayes.
  • Num 15:34 : 34 And they put him warde: for it was not declared what should be done vnto him.
  • Isa 21:8 : 8 And he cryed, A lyon: my lorde, I stand continually vpon ye watche towre in the day time, and I am set in my watche euery night:
  • Isa 45:1-2 : 1 Thus sayeth the Lord vnto Cyrus his anointed, whose right hand I haue holden to subdue nations before him: therefore will I weaken the loynes of Kings and open the doores before him, and the gates shall not be shut: 2 I will goe before thee and make the crooked streight: I will breake the brasen doores, and burst the yron barres.
  • John 20:19 : 19 The same day then at night, which was the first day of the weeke, and when the doores were shut where the disciples were assembled for feare of the Iewes, came Iesus and stoode in the middes, and saide to them, Peace be vnto you.
  • John 20:26 : 26 And eight dayes after, againe his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Then came Iesus, when the doores were shut, and stood in the middes, and said, Peace be vnto you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    11 And when Peter was come to himselfe, he said, Nowe I know for a trueth, that the Lord hath sent his Angel, and hath deliuered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the wayting for of the people of the Iewes.

    12 And as he considered the thing, he came to the house of Marie, the mother of Iohn, whose surname was Marke, where many were gathered together, and prayed.

    13 And when Peter knocked at the entrie doore, a maide came foorth to hearken, named Rhode,

    14 But when she knew Peters voyce, she opened not the entrie doore for gladnesse, but ranne in, and tolde howe Peter stood before the entrie.

    15 But they said vnto her, Thou art mad. Yet she affirmed it constantly, that it was so. Then said they, It is his Angel.

    16 But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened it, and sawe him, they were astonied.

    17 And he beckened vnto them with the hand, to hold their peace, and told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison; he saide, Goe shewe these things vnto Iames and to the brethren: and he departed and went into an other place.

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

    19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commaunded them to be led to be punished; he went downe from Iudea to Cesarea, and there abode.

  • Acts 12:5-9
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    81%

    5 So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer was made of ye Church vnto God for him.

    6 And when Herod woulde haue brought him out vnto the people, the same night slept Peter betweene two souldiers, bound with two chaines, and the keepers before the doore, kept the prison.

    7 And behold the Angel of the Lord came vpon them, and a light shined in the house, and he smote Peter on the side, and raysed him vp, saying, Arise quickely; his chaines fell off from his handes.

    8 And the Angel saide vnto him, Girde thy selfe, and binde on thy sandales; so he did. Then he said vnto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and followe me.

    9 So Peter came out and followed him, and knewe not that it was true, which was done by the Angel, but thought he had seene a vision.

  • 19 But the Angel of the Lorde, by night opened the prison doores, & brought them forth, and sayd,

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    11 Then behold, immediatly there were three men already come vnto the house where I was, sent from Cesarea vnto me.

    12 And the Spirit saide vnto me, that I should go with them, without doubting: moreouer these sixe brethren came with me, and we entred into the mans house.

    13 And he shewed vs, howe he had seene an Angel in his house, which stoode and said to him, Send men to Ioppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter.

  • Acts 10:7-9
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    7 And when the Angel which spake vnto Cornelius, was departed, he called two of his seruants, and a souldier that feared God, one of them that waited on him,

    8 And tolde them all things, and sent them to Ioppa.

    9 On the morow as they went on their iourney, and drew neere vnto the citie, Peter went vp vpon the house to pray, about the sixt houre.

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    22 And they sayd, Cornelius the captaine, a iust man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Iewes, was warned from heauen by an holy Angel, to send for thee into his house, and to heare thy wordes.

    23 Then called he them in, and lodged them, and the next day, Peter went foorth with them, and certaine brethren from Ioppa accompanied him.

    24 And the day after, they entred into Cesarea. Nowe Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsemen, and special friends.

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    16 This was so done thrise: and the vessell was drawen vp againe into heauen.

    17 Nowe while Peter douted in himselfe what this vision which he had seene, meant, beholde, the men which were sent from Cornelius, had inquired for Simons house, and stoode at the gate,

    18 And called, and asked, whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

    19 And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit sayde vnto him, Beholde, three men seeke thee.

    20 Arise therefore, and get thee downe, and goe with them, and doute nothing: For I haue sent them.

  • 27 And when they were come & had gathered the Church together, they rehearsed all the things that God had done by them, and howe he had opened the doore of faith vnto the Gentiles.

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    39 Then came they and praied them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the citie.

    40 And they went out of the prison, and entred into the house of Lydia: and when they had seene the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

  • Acts 5:22-23
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    22 But when the officers came, & found them not in the prison, they returned and tolde it,

    23 Saying, Certainely we founde the prison shut as sure as was possible, and the keepers standing without, before the doores: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

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    35 And when it was day, the gouernours sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men goe.

    36 Then the keeper of the prison tolde these woordes vnto Paul, saying, The gouerness haue sent to loose you: nowe therefore get you hence, and goe in peace.

  • Acts 10:3-4
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    3 He sawe in a vision euidently (about the ninth houre of the day) an Angel of God coming in to him, and saying vnto him, Cornelius.

    4 But when hee looked on him, hee was afrayd, and sayd, What is it, Lord? And he sayd vnto him, Thy prayers & thine almes are come vp into remembrance before God.

  • 27 And as he talked with him, he came in, and found many that were come together.

  • 32 And it came to passe, as Peter walked throughout all quarters, hee came also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

  • 16 But Peter stood at the doore without. Then went out the other disciple which was knowen vnto the hie Priest, and spake to her that kept the doore, and brought in Peter.

  • 3 And beholde, the Angel that talked with me, went foorth: and another Angel went out to meete him,

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    26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundation of the prison was shaken: and by and by all the doores opened, and euery mans bands were loosed.

    27 Then the keeper of the prison waked out of his sleepe, and when he sawe the prison doores open, he drewe out his sword and would haue killed himselfe, supposing the prisoners had bin fled.

  • 10 And they knewe him, that it was he which sate for the almes at the Beautifull gate of the Temple: and they were amased, and sore astonied at that, which was come vnto him.

  • 4 Then Peter beganne, and expounded the thing in order to them, saying,

  • 26 Then the Angel of the Lorde spake vnto Philip, saying, Arise, and goe towarde the South vnto the way that goeth downe from Hierusalem vnto Gaza, which is waste.

  • 12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christs Gospell, and a doore was opened vnto me of the Lord,

  • 23 Then assoone as they were let goe, they came to their felowes, and shewed all that the hie Priestes and Elders had said vnto them.

  • 28 And hee was conuersant with them at Hierusalem,