Acts 12:17

Peter quiets them, recounts how the Lord freed him, asks them to tell James, and departs to another place. He gives glory to God and then prudently withdraws.

Cross-references · 23

• Acts 21:40When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,
• Acts 19:33They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.
• Acts 13:16Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.
• Acts 15:13After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.
• Acts 21:18The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
• Gal 2:9and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.
• Gal 2:12For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
• Gal 1:19But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord’s brother.
• John 8:59Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through the middle of them, and so passed by.
• John 11:54Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.
• 1 Cor 15:7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
• Matt 10:23But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.
• Ps 102:20–21to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;
• Ps 107:21–22Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
• Ps 146:7who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.
• Luke 1:22When he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
• John 10:40He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and there he stayed.
• Ps 116:14–15I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people.
• Ps 66:16Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
• John 7:1After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn’t walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
• John 13:24Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him, “Tell us who it is of whom he speaks.”
• Acts 16:40They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.
• Jas 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.

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