Acts 12:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And on a set day Herod, dressed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave a speech to them.

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  • Acts 12:22
    79%

    22 And the people shouted, 'It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!'

  • Mark 6:20-22
    3 verses
    77%

    20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

    21 And when a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his lords, high captains, and chief men of Galilee;

    22 And when the daughter of Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, Ask of me whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.

  • Acts 12:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19 And when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

    20 Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord and, having made Blastus, the king's chamberlain, their friend, asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food by the king's country.

  • Acts 12:1
    74%

    1 At that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to persecute certain members of the church.

  • Luke 23:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11 And Herod with his soldiers treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arraying Him in a splendid robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.

    12 And that same day Pilate and Herod became friends, for they had previously been enemies.

  • Acts 25:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, I would also like to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, he said, you shall hear him.

    23 So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered into the audience hall with the chief captains and prominent men of the city, at Festus' command, Paul was brought in.

  • Luke 23:7-9
    3 verses
    71%

    7 And as soon as he knew that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.

    8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad; for he had long wanted to see Him, because he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him.

    9 Then he questioned Him with many words; but He answered him nothing.

  • Acts 26:30-31
    2 verses
    71%

    30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them:

    31 And when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, This man does nothing deserving of death or chains.

  • Acts 23:35
    71%

    35 he said, I will hear you when your accusers have come also. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.

  • Acts 25:13
    70%

    13 And after some days, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.

  • Matt 14:1
    70%

    1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

  • Matt 14:6
    69%

    6 But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

  • Acts 4:26-27
    2 verses
    69%

    26 The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ.

    27 For truly against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together

  • Acts 25:6
    69%

    6 And when he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, commanded Paul to be brought.

  • Acts 25:17
    68%

    17 Therefore, when they had come here, without any delay, I sat on the judgment seat the next day, and commanded the man to be brought forth.

  • Esth 6:7-8
    2 verses
    68%

    7 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honor,

    8 Let the royal robe be brought which the king wears, and the horse that the king rides on, and the royal crown which is set on his head:

  • Acts 22:23
    68%

    23 And as they cried out and threw off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

  • Luke 3:18-19
    2 verses
    68%

    18 So, with many other exhortations, he preached to the people.

    19 But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him for Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

  • Matt 2:3
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    3 When King Herod heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

  • Matt 22:11
    67%

    11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.

  • Luke 9:9
    67%

    9 And Herod said, I beheaded John: but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

  • Mark 6:14
    67%

    14 And King Herod heard of him; for his name was spread abroad: and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works show forth themselves in him.

  • Luke 13:31
    67%

    31 The same day some of the Pharisees came, saying to him, Get out and depart from here, for Herod will kill you.

  • Acts 19:32-33
    2 verses
    66%

    32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and most did not know why they had come together.

    33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander motioned with the hand, and wanted to make his defense to the people.

  • Matt 2:7
    66%

    7 Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

  • Acts 24:20-21
    2 verses
    66%

    20 Or else let those who are here say, if they found any wrongdoing in me, while I stood before the council,

    21 Except it be for this one statement, that I cried standing among them, Regarding the resurrection of the dead I am questioned by you this day.

  • Esth 6:11
    66%

    11 Then Haman took the robe and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.

  • Mark 15:17
    66%

    17 And they clothed him with purple, and twisted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head,

  • Acts 26:19
    66%

    19 Whereupon, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision:

  • Acts 21:34
    66%

    34 And some cried one thing, and some another, among the crowd: and when he could not determine the truth because of the uproar, he commanded him to be carried into the barracks.

  • Luke 9:7
    66%

    7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead;

  • Esth 5:1
    66%

    1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel and stood in the inner court of the king's house, opposite the king's house. And the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, opposite the gate of the house.

  • Mark 6:16
    66%

    16 But when Herod heard of it, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded; he is risen from the dead.

  • Luke 20:1
    66%

    1 And it happened, on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

  • Acts 5:27
    66%

    27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council, and the high priest asked them,

  • Mark 12:13
    66%

    13 Then they sent to him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to trap him in his words.

  • Acts 6:12
    66%

    12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.