Acts 12:10

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and having passed through a first ward, and a second, they came unto the iron gate that is leading to the city, which of its own accord did open to them, and having gone forth, they went on through one street, and immediately the messenger departed from him.

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  • Acts 5:19 : 19 and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,
  • Acts 16:26 : 26 and suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, opened also presently were all the doors, and of all -- the bands were loosed;
  • Rev 3:7 : 7 `And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who is having the key of David, he who is opening and no one doth shut, and he shutteth and no one doth open!
  • Acts 12:4 : 4 whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered `him' to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.
  • Gen 40:3 : 3 and giveth them in charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, unto the round-house, the place where Joseph `is' a prisoner,
  • Gen 42:17 : 17 and he removeth them unto charge three days.
  • Num 15:34 : 34 and they place him in ward, for it `is' not explained what is `to be' done to him.
  • Isa 21:8 : 8 And he crieth -- a lion, `On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights.
  • Isa 45:1-2 : 1 Thus said Jehovah, To His anointed, to Cyrus, Whose right hand I have laid hold on, To subdue nations before him, Yea, loins of kings I loose, To open before him two-leaved doors, Yea, gates are not shut: 2 `I go before thee, and crooked places make straight, Two-leaved doors of brass I shiver, And bars of iron I cut asunder,
  • John 20:19 : 19 It being, therefore, evening, on that day, the first of the sabbaths, and the doors having been shut where the disciples were assembled, through fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith to them, `Peace to you;'
  • John 20:26 : 26 And after eight days, again were his disciples within, and Thomas with them; Jesus cometh, the doors having been shut, and he stood in the midst, and said, `Peace to you!'

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    11 And Peter having come to himself, said, `Now I have known of a truth that the Lord did sent forth His messenger, and did deliver me out of the hand of Herod, and all the expectation of the people of the Jews;'

    12 also, having considered, he came unto the house of Mary, the mother of John, who is surnamed Mark, where there were many thronged together and praying.

    13 And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,

    14 and having known the voice of Peter, from the joy she did not open the porch, but having run in, told of the standing of Peter before the porch,

    15 and they said unto her, `Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming `it' to be so, and they said, `It is his messenger;'

    16 and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,

    17 and having beckoned to them with the hand to be silent, he declared to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison, and he said, `Declare to James and to the brethren these things;' and having gone forth, he went on to another place.

    18 And day having come, there was not a little stir among the soldiers what then was become of Peter,

    19 and Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command `them' to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Cesarea, he was abiding `there'.

  • Acts 12:5-9
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    5 Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,

    6 and when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night was Peter sleeping between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains, guards also before the door were keeping the prison,

    7 and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the buildings, and having smitten Peter on the side, he raised him up, saying, `Rise in haste,' and his chains fell from off `his' hands.

    8 The messenger also said to him, `Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals;' and he did so; and he saith to him, `Put thy garment round and be following me;'

    9 and having gone forth, he was following him, and he knew not that it is true that which is done through the messenger, and was thinking he saw a vision,

  • 19 and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,

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    11 and, lo, immediately, three men stood at the house in which I was, having been sent from Cesarea unto me,

    12 and the Spirit said to me to go with them, nothing doubting, and these six brethren also went with me, and we did enter into the house of the man,

    13 he declared also to us how he saw the messenger in his house standing, and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter,

  • Acts 10:7-9
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    7 And when the messenger who is speaking to Cornelius went away, having called two of his domestics, and a pious soldier of those waiting on him continually,

    8 and having declared to them all things, he sent them to Joppa.

    9 And on the morrow, as these are proceeding on the way, and are drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour,

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    22 And they said, `Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, well testified to, also, by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy messenger to send for thee, to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.'

    23 Having called them in, therefore, he lodged them, and on the morrow Peter went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa went with him,

    24 and on the morrow they did enter into Cesarea; and Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kindred and near friends,

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    16 and this was done thrice, and again was the vessel received up to the heaven.

    17 And as Peter was perplexed in himself what the vision that he saw might be, then, lo, the men who have been sent from Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate,

    18 and having called, they were asking if Simon, who is surnamed Peter, doth lodge here?

    19 And Peter thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, `Lo, three men do seek thee;

    20 but having risen, go down and go on with them, nothing doubting, because I have sent them;'

  • 27 and having come and gathered together the assembly, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He did open to the nations a door of faith;

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    39 and having come, they besought them, and having brought `them' forth, they were asking `them' to go forth from the city;

    40 and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into `the house of' Lydia, and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth.

  • Acts 5:22-23
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    22 and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,

    23 saying -- `The prison indeed we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors, and having opened -- within we found no one.'

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    35 And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, `Let those men go;'

    36 and the jailor told these words unto Paul -- `The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now, therefore, having gone forth go on in peace;'

  • Acts 10:3-4
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    3 he saw in a vision manifestly, as it were the ninth hour of the day, a messenger of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, `Cornelius;'

    4 and he having looked earnestly on him, and becoming afraid, said, `What is it, Lord?' And he said to him, `Thy prayers and thy kind acts came up for a memorial before God,

  • 27 and talking with him he went in, and doth find many having come together.

  • 32 And it came to pass that Peter passing throughout all `quarters', came down also unto the saints who were dwelling at Lydda,

  • 16 and Peter was standing at the door without, therefore went forth the other disciple who was known to the chief priest, and he spake to the female keeping the door, and he brought in Peter.

  • 3 And lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him,

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    26 and suddenly a great earthquake came, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, opened also presently were all the doors, and of all -- the bands were loosed;

    27 and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,

  • 10 they were knowing him also that this it was who for a kindness was sitting at the Beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what hath happened to him.

  • 4 And Peter having begun, did expound to them in order saying,

  • 26 And a messenger of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, `Arise, and go on toward the south, on the way that is going down from Jerusalem to Gaza,' -- this is desert.

  • 12 And having come to Troas for the good news of the Christ, and a door to me having been opened in the Lord,

  • 23 And being let go, they went unto their own friends, and declared whatever the chief priests and the elders said unto them,

  • 28 And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem,