Acts 12:19

World English Bible (2000)

When 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.

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  • 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 21:8 : 8 On the next day, we, who were Paul's companions, departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
  • Acts 25:13 : 13 Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and greeted Festus.
  • Acts 27:42 : 42 The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.
  • 1 Sam 23:14 : 14 David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn't deliver him into his hand.
  • 1 Kgs 20:43 : 43 The king of Israel went to his house sullen and angry, and came to Samaria.
  • Esth 6:12 : 12 Mordecai came back to the king's gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
  • Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him. 33 Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
  • Jer 36:26 : 26 The king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but Yahweh hid them.
  • Dan 2:11-13 : 11 It is a rare thing that the king requires, and there is no other who can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. 12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
  • Matt 2:13 : 13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him."
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.
  • Matt 28:11-15 : 11 Now while they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city, and told the chief priests all the things that had happened. 12 When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers, 13 saying, "Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. 14 If this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry." 15 So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until this day.
  • John 12:10-11 : 10 But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus to death also, 11 because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.
  • Acts 8:40 : 40 But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.
  • Acts 12:4 : 4 When 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.
  • Acts 12:6 : 6 The 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.

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  • Acts 12:1-7
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    1 Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.

    2 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

    3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

    4 When 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.

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

    6 The 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.

    7 And 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.

  • Acts 12:10-12
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    10 When 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.

    11 When 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."

    12 Thinking 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.

  • Luke 23:7
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    7 When he found out that he was in Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem during those days.

  • Acts 23:35
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    35 "I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive." He commanded that he be kept in Herod's palace.

  • Luke 23:15
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    15 Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

  • Acts 12:20-21
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    20 Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus, the king's personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king's country for food.

    21 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

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    9 Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He sought to see him.

  • Acts 5:22-23
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    22 But the officers who came didn't find them in the prison. They returned and reported,

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  • Mark 6:20
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    20 for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. When he heard him, he did many things, and he heard him gladly.

  • Acts 25:6
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    6 When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

  • Matt 14:5
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  • Matt 26:58
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  • Acts 10:23
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    23 So 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.

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    54 They seized him, and led him away, and brought him into the high priest's house. But Peter followed from a distance.

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    9 He questioned him with many words, but he gave no answers.

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    27 Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

  • Acts 25:25
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    25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

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

  • Luke 3:20
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    20 added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

  • Mark 6:16
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    16 But Herod, when he heard this, said, "This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead."

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

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    19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

  • Matt 2:7
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    7 Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

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    3 When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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

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    22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,

  • Matt 14:10
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    10 and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

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    27 "For truly, in this city against your holy servant, Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together

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    19 one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.

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    29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

  • Acts 28:18
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    18 who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.

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    31 On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, "Get out of here, and go away, for Herod wants to kill you."