Acts 12:6

Geneva Bible (1560)

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.

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  • Acts 21:33 : 33 Then the chiefe Captaine came neere and tooke him, and commaunded him to be bound with two chaines, and demaunded who he was, and what he had done.
  • Matt 28:4 : 4 And for feare of him, the keepers were astonied, and became as dead men.
  • Acts 5:23 : 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.
  • Acts 28:20 : 20 For this cause therefore haue I called for you, to see you, and to speake with you: for that hope of Israels sake, I am bound with this chaine.
  • Eph 6:20 : 20 Whereof I am the ambassadour in bonds, that therein I may speake boldely, as I ought to speake.
  • Phil 4:6-7 : 6 Be nothing carefull, but in all thinges let your requestes be shewed vnto God in praier, and supplication with giuing of thankes. 7 And the peace of God which passeth all vnderstanding, shall preserue your heartes and mindes in Christ Iesus.
  • 2 Tim 1:16 : 16 The Lord giue mercie vnto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chaine,
  • Heb 13:6 : 6 I will not faile thee, neither forsake thee:
  • Gen 22:14 : 14 And Abraham called the name of that place, Iehouah-ijreh. as it is said this day, In the mount will the Lord be seene.
  • Deut 32:26 : 26 I haue said, I would scatter them abroade: I would make their remembrance to cease from among men,
  • 1 Sam 23:26-27 : 26 And Saul and his men went on the one side of the mountaine, and Dauid and his men on the other side of the mountaine: and Dauid made haste to get from the presence of Saul: for Saul and his men compassed Dauid and his men round about, to take them. 27 But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come: for the Philistims haue inuaded the land.
  • Ps 3:5-6 : 5 I layed me downe and slept, and rose vp againe: for the Lord susteined me. 6 I will not be afrayde for ten thousand of the people, that should beset me round about.
  • Ps 4:8 : 8 I will lay mee downe, and also sleepe in peace: for thou, Lord, onely makest me dwell in safetie.
  • Isa 26:3-4 : 3 By an assured purpose wilt thou preserue perfite peace, because they trusted in thee. 4 Trust in the Lord for euer: for in the Lord God is strength for euermore.
  • Jer 40:4 : 4 And nowe beholde, I loose thee this day from the chaines which were on thine handes, if it please thee to come with me into Babel, come, and I will looke well vnto thee: but if it please thee not to come with mee into Babel, tarie still: beholde, all the lande is before thee: whither it seemeth good, and conuenient for thee to goe, thither goe.

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  • Acts 12:7-8
    2 verses
    85%

    7And 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.

    8And 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.

  • Acts 12:3-5
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    85%

    3And when he sawe that it pleased the Iewes, he proceeded further, to take Peter also (then were the dayes of vnleauened bread.)

    4And 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.

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

  • Acts 12:10-19
    10 verses
    82%

    10Nowe 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.

    11And 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.

    12And 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.

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

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

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

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

    17And 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.

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

    19And 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 5:18-19
    2 verses
    78%

    18And laide hands on the Apostles, and put them in the common prison.

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

  • Acts 16:23-27
    5 verses
    74%

    23And when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into prison, commaunding the Iayler to keepe them surely.

    24Who hauing receiued such commaundement, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feete fast in the stockes.

    25Nowe at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sung Psalmes vnto God: and the prisoners heard them.

    26And 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.

    27Then 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.

  • Acts 5:21-23
    3 verses
    73%

    21So when they heard it, they entred into the Temple early in the morning, & taught; the chiefe Priest came, and they that were with him, and called the Councill together, and all the Elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison, to cause them to be brought.

    22But when the officers came, & found them not in the prison, they returned and tolde it,

    23Saying, 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.

  • John 18:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15Nowe Simon Peter folowed Iesus, & another disciple, and that disciple was knowen of the hie Priest: therefore he went in with Iesus into the hall of the hie Priest:

    16But 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.

  • Mark 14:66
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    66And as Peter was beneath in the hal, there came one of the maides of the hie Priest.

  • Acts 16:35-36
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    70%

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

    36Then 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.

  • Gen 40:3
    70%

    3Therefore he put them in ward in his chiefe stewardes house, in the prison and place where Ioseph was bound.

  • Acts 10:23
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    23Then called he them in, and lodged them, and the next day, Peter went foorth with them, and certaine brethren from Ioppa accompanied him.

  • Luke 9:32
    69%

    32But Peter & they that were with him, were heauie with sleepe, and when they awoke, they saw his glorie, and the two men standing with him.

  • Luke 22:54-55
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    69%

    54Then tooke they him, and led him, and brought him to the hie Priestes house. And Peter followed afarre off.

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

  • Acts 10:9
    69%

    9On 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.

  • Acts 28:16
    69%

    16So when we came to Rome, the Centurion deliuered the prisoners to the generall Captaine: but Paul was suffered to dwell by him selfe with a souldier that kept him.

  • Acts 12:1
    69%

    1Nowe about that time, Herod the King stretched forth his hands to vexe certaine of the Church,

  • Gen 39:20
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    20And Iosephs master tooke him and put him in prison, in the place, where the kings prisoners lay bounde: and there he was in prison.

  • John 18:18
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    18And the seruants and officers stoode there, which had made a fire of coles: for it was colde, & they warmed themselues; Peter also stood among them, and warmed himselfe.

  • Acts 4:3
    68%

    3And they layde handes on them, and put them in holde, vntill the next day: for it was now euentide.

  • Matt 26:40
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    40After, hee came vnto the disciples, and founde them a sleepe, and sayde to Peter, What? Coulde yee not watch with me one houre?

  • Matt 26:58
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    58And Peter followed him a farre off vnto the hie Priestes hall, and went in, and sate with the seruants to see the ende.

  • Mark 14:54
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    54And Peter folowed him afarre off, euen into the hall of the hie Priest, and sate with the seruants, and warmed himselfe at the fire.

  • Mark 14:37
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    37Then hee came, and founde them sleeping, and said to Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest not thou watche one houre?

  • Acts 23:31
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    31Then the souldiers as it was commaunded them, tooke Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

  • Acts 21:33
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    33Then the chiefe Captaine came neere and tooke him, and commaunded him to be bound with two chaines, and demaunded who he was, and what he had done.

  • Acts 10:7
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    7And 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,

  • Luke 3:20
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    20He added yet this aboue all, that he shut vp Iohn in prison.

  • Acts 10:18
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    18And called, and asked, whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.