Acts 12:7

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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.

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  • 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;
  • 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,
  • 1 Kgs 19:7 : 7 And the messenger of Jehovah turneth back a second time, and cometh against him, and saith, `Rise, eat, for the way is too great for thee;'
  • Ps 34:7 : 7 A messenger of Jehovah is encamping, Round about those who fear Him, And He armeth them.
  • Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death. 33 Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
  • Ps 105:18-20 : 18 They have afflicted with fetters his feet, Iron hath entered his soul, 19 Till the time of the coming of His word The saying of Jehovah hath tried him. 20 The king hath sent, and looseth him, The ruler of the peoples, and draweth him out.
  • Ps 107:14 : 14 He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.
  • Ps 116:16 : 16 Cause `it' to come, O Jehovah, for I `am' Thy servant. I `am' Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.
  • Ps 142:6-7 : 6 Attend Thou unto my loud cry, For I have become very low, Deliver Thou me from my pursuers, For they have been stronger than I. 7 Bring forth from prison my soul to confess Thy name, The righteous do compass me about, When Thou conferrest benefits upon me!
  • Ps 146:7 : 7 Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.
  • Isa 37:30 : 30 -- And this to thee `is' the sign, Food of the year `is' self-sown grain, And in the second year the spontaneous growth, And in the third year, sow ye and reap, And plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
  • Isa 60:1 : 1 Arise, be bright, for come hath thy light, And the honour of Jehovah hath risen on thee.
  • Ezek 43:2 : 2 And lo, the honour of the God of Israel hath come from the way of the east, and His voice `is' as the noise of many waters, and the earth hath shone from His honour.
  • Dan 3:24-25 : 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king hath been astonished, and hath risen in haste; he hath answered and said to his counsellors, `Have we not cast three men into the midst of the fire -- bound?' They have answered and are saying to the king, `Certainly, O king.' 25 He answered and hath said, `Lo, I am seeing four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth `is' like to a son of the gods.'
  • Dan 6:22 : 22 my God hath sent His messenger, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not injured me: because that before Him purity hath been found in me; and also before thee, O king, injury I have not done.'
  • Mic 7:9 : 9 The indignation of Jehovah I do bear, For I have sinned against Him, Till that He doth plead my cause, And hath executed my judgment, He doth bring me forth to the light, I look on His righteousness.
  • Hab 3:4 : 4 And the brightness is as the light, He hath rays out of His hand, And there -- the hiding of His strength.
  • Hab 3:11 : 11 Sun -- moon -- hath stood -- a habitation, At the light thine arrows go on, At the brightness, the glittering of thy spear.
  • Luke 2:9 : 9 and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear.
  • Luke 24:4 : 4 And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that lo, two men stood by them in glittering apparel,
  • Acts 2:24 : 24 whom God did raise up, having loosed the pains of the death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it,
  • Acts 9:3 : 3 And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,
  • Acts 10:30 : 30 And Cornelius said, `Four days ago till this hour, I was fasting, and `at' the ninth hour praying in my house, and, lo, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
  • Acts 12:6 : 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,
  • Acts 12:23 : 23 and presently there smote him a messenger of the Lord, because he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired.
  • Acts 27:23-24 : 23 for there stood by me this night a messenger of God -- whose I am, and whom I serve -- 24 saying, Be not afraid Paul; before Caesar it behoveth thee to stand; and, lo, God hath granted to thee all those sailing with thee;
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 wherefore he saith, `Arouse thyself, thou who art sleeping, and arise out of the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.'
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 are they not all spirits of service -- for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?
  • Rev 18:1 : 1 And after these things I saw another messenger coming down out of the heaven, having great authority, and the earth was lightened from his glory,
  • Gen 19:15-16 : 15 And when the dawn hath ascended, then the messengers press upon Lot, saying, `Rise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters who are found present, lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.' 16 And he lingereth, and the men lay hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters, through the mercy of Jehovah unto him, and they bring him out, and cause him to rest without the city.
  • 2 Sam 22:29 : 29 For Thou `art' my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.
  • 1 Kgs 19:5 : 5 And he lieth down and sleepeth under a certain retem-tree, and lo, a messenger cometh against him, and saith to him, `Rise, eat;'

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