Acts 12:4

Herod imprisoned Peter under heavy guard, intending to try him publicly after Passover. Every human precaution is taken to hold him fast.

Cross-references · 18

• Prov 19:21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
• Luke 22:33And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
• Luke 21:12But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
• Acts 4:28For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
• John 13:36–38Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.
• Acts 4:3And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
• Esth 3:13And the letters were sent by posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
• Matt 24:9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
• John 21:18Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
• Matt 26:5But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
• Prov 27:1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
• Matt 27:64–66Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
• Esth 3:6–7And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
• Lam 3:37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
• Acts 8:3As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
• John 19:23Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
• Acts 16:23–24And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
• Acts 5:18And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

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