Acts 12:5
So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.
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- Matt 18:19 : 19 Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.
- 2 Cor 1:11 : 11 as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.
- Eph 6:18-20 : 18 With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints. 19 Pray for me also, that I may be given the right words when I begin to speak– that I may confidently make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
- 1 Thess 5:17 : 17 constantly pray,
- Heb 13:3 : 3 Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment.
- Jas 5:16 : 16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness.
- Luke 18:1 : 1 Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.
- Acts 12:12 : 12 When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
- 1 Cor 12:26 : 26 If one member suffers, everyone suffers with it. If a member is honored, all rejoice with it.
- Isa 62:6-7 : 6 I post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they should keep praying all day and all night. You who pray to the LORD, don’t be silent! 7 Don’t allow him to rest until he reestablishes Jerusalem, until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth.
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- Acts 12:6-83 verses85%
6 On 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.
7 Suddenly 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.
8 The 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 12:10-1910 verses77%
10 After 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.
11 When 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.”
12 When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
13 When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.
14 When 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.
15 But 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!”
16 Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.
17 He 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.
18 At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
19 When 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 12:3-42 verses76%
3 When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too.(This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.)
4 When 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.
- Acts 5:18-192 verses75%
18 They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.
19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,
- Acts 5:21-233 verses71%
21 When 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.
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.”
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17 constantly pray,
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42 The Fellowship of the Early Believers They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
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9 About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
- Acts 16:25-262 verses70%
25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.
26 Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.
- Col 4:2-32 verses70%
2 Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.
3 At the same time pray for us too, that God may open a door for the message so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
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12 Choosing the Twelve Apostles Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.
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16 But 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.
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15 In those days Peter stood up among the believers(a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,
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12 Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.
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4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
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1 James is Killed and Peter Imprisoned About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.
- Acts 10:30-312 verses68%
30 Cornelius replied,“Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, and suddenly a man in shining clothing stood before me
31 and said,‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.
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40 But Peter sent them all outside, knelt down, and prayed. Turning to the body, he said,“Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
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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!”
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12 The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.
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1 Peter and John Heal a Lame Man at the Temple Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time for prayer, at three o’clock in the afternoon.
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25 Brothers and sisters, pray for us too.
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32 but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
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4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied,“What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him,“Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.
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18 With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints.
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66 Peter’s Denials Now while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s slave girls came by.
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3 So they seized them and put them in jail until the next day(for it was already evening).
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29 But Peter and the apostles replied,“We must obey God rather than people.
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14 Peter’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.
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42 And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ.
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23 So 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.
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55 When they had made a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.