Acts 12:18

World English Bible (2000)

Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.

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  • Acts 5:22-25 : 22 But the officers who came didn't find them in the prison. They returned and reported, 23 "We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!" 24 Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this. 25 One came and told them, "Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people."
  • Acts 16:27 : 27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
  • Acts 19:23 : 23 About that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.

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  • Acts 12:3-8
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    3When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

    4When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

    5Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

    6The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.

    7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, "Stand up quickly!" His chains fell off from his hands.

    8The angel said to him, "Get dressed and put on your sandals." He did so. He said to him, "Put on your cloak, and follow me."

  • Acts 12:19
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    19When Herod had sought for him, and didn't find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

  • Acts 12:14-17
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    14When she recognized Peter's voice, she didn't open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

    15They said to her, "You are crazy!" But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."

    16But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.

    17But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell these things to James, and to the brothers." Then he departed, and went to another place.

  • Acts 12:10-12
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    10When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

    11When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting."

    12Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

  • Acts 5:21-26
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    21When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

    22But the officers who came didn't find them in the prison. They returned and reported,

    23"We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!"

    24Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.

    25One came and told them, "Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people."

    26Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.

  • John 18:15-18
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    15Simon Peter followed Jesus, as did another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered in with Jesus into the court of the high priest;

    16but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought in Peter.

    17Then the maid who kept the door said to Peter, "Are you also one of this man's disciples?" He said, "I am not."

    18Now the servants and the officers were standing there, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold. They were warming themselves. Peter was with them, standing and warming himself.

  • Acts 10:23
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    23So he called them in and lodged them. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

  • Acts 5:18-19
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    18and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.

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

  • Acts 16:35
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    35But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, "Let those men go."

  • Acts 10:17-18
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    17Now while Peter was very perplexed in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood before the gate,

    18and called and asked whether Simon, who was surnamed Peter, was lodging there.

  • Acts 1:15
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    15In these days, Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

  • Matt 26:58
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    58But Peter followed him from a distance, to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end.

  • Mark 14:66
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    66As Peter was in the courtyard below, one of the maids of the high priest came,

  • Matt 28:11-12
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    11Now while they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city, and told the chief priests all the things that had happened.

    12When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,

  • John 18:27
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    27Peter therefore denied it again, and immediately the rooster crowed.

  • Luke 24:12
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    12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.

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

    9Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

  • Luke 22:54-55
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    54They seized him, and led him away, and brought him into the high priest's house. But Peter followed from a distance.

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

  • Acts 2:14
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    14But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke out to them, "You men of Judea, and all you who dwell at Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

  • Acts 21:31
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    31As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

  • Luke 22:60
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    60But Peter said, "Man, I don't know what you are talking about!" Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

  • Acts 23:10
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    10When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

  • Mark 16:7
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    7But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.'"

  • Luke 9:32
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    32Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.

  • Acts 16:27
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    27The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

  • Acts 21:34
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    34Some shouted one thing, and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn't find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

  • Acts 11:4
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    4But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,