Acts 12:18

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At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

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  • Acts 5:22-25 : 22 But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported, 23 “We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.” 24 Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be. 25 But someone came and reported to them,“Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!”
  • Acts 16:27 : 27 When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped.
  • Acts 19:23 : 23 At that time a great disturbance took place concerning the Way.

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  • Acts 12:3-8
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    3When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too.(This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.)

    4When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

    5So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.

    6On that very night before Herod was going to bring him out for trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.

    7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying,“Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.

    8The angel said to him,“Fasten your belt and put on your sandals.” Peter did so. Then the angel said to him,“Put on your cloak and follow me.”

  • Acts 12:19
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    19When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

  • Acts 12:14-17
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    14When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she did not open the gate, but ran back in and told them that Peter was standing at the gate.

    15But they said to her,“You’ve lost your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was Peter, and they kept saying,“It is his angel!”

    16Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.

    17He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said,“Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place.

  • Acts 12:10-12
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    10After they had passed the first and second guards, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went outside and walked down one narrow street, when at once the angel left him.

    11When Peter came to himself, he said,“Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.”

    12When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

  • Acts 5:21-26
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    21When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin– that is, the whole high council of the Israelites– and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.

    22But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

    23“We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

    24Now when the commander of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this report, they were greatly puzzled concerning it, wondering what this could be.

    25But someone came and reported to them,“Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!”

    26Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force(for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).

  • John 18:15-18
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    15Peter’s First Denial Simon Peter and another disciple followed them as they brought Jesus to Annas.(Now the other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, and he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard.)

    16But Peter was left standing outside by the door. So the other disciple who was acquainted with the high priest came out and spoke to the slave girl who watched the door, and brought Peter inside.

    17The girl who was the doorkeeper said to Peter,“You’re not one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” He replied,“I am not.”

    18(Now the slaves and the guards were standing around a charcoal fire they had made, warming themselves because it was cold. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.)

  • Acts 10:23
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    23So Peter invited them in and entertained them as guests.On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

  • Acts 5:18-19
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    18They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

    19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

  • Acts 16:35
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    35At daybreak the magistrates sent their police officers, saying,“Release those men.”

  • Acts 10:17-18
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    17Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate.

    18They called out to ask if Simon, known as Peter, was staying there as a guest.

  • Acts 1:15
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    15In those days Peter stood up among the believers(a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,

  • Matt 26:58
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    58But Peter was following him from a distance, all the way to the high priest’s courtyard. After going in, he sat with the guards to see the outcome.

  • Mark 14:66
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    66Peter’s Denials Now while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s slave girls came by.

  • Matt 28:11-12
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    11The Guards’ Report While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

    12After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

  • John 18:27
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    27Then Peter denied it again, and immediately a rooster crowed.

  • Luke 24:12
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    12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. He bent down and saw only the strips of linen cloth; then he went home, wondering what had happened.

  • Acts 10:8-9
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    8and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

    9About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

  • Luke 22:54-55
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    70%

    54Jesus’ Condemnation and Peter’s Denials Then they arrested Jesus, led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter was following at a distance.

    55When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

  • Acts 2:14
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    14Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.

  • Acts 21:31
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    31While they were trying to kill him, a report was sent up to the commanding officer of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

  • Luke 22:60
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    60But Peter said,“Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” At that moment, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

  • Acts 23:10
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    10When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

  • Mark 16:7
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    7But go, tell his disciples, even Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you.”

  • Luke 9:32
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    32Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

  • Acts 16:27
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    27When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped.

  • Acts 21:34
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    34But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else, and when the commanding officer was unable to find out the truth because of the disturbance, he ordered Paul to be brought into the barracks.

  • Acts 11:4
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    4But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,