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 plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.
• Luke 22:33He said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”
• Luke 21:12But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.
• Acts 4:28to do whatever your hand and your council foreordained to happen.
• John 13:36–38Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you can’t follow now, but you will follow afterwards.”
• Acts 4:3They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.
• Esth 3:13Letters were sent by couriers 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 on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to plunder their possessions.
• Matt 24:9Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.
• John 21:18Most certainly I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself, and walked where you wanted to. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you, and carry you where you don’t want to go.”
• Matt 26:5But they said, “Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.”
• Prov 27:1Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
• Matt 27:64–66Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, ‘He is risen from the dead;’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
• Esth 3:6–7But he scorned the thought of laying hands on Mordecai alone, for they had made known to him Mordecai’s people. Therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even Mordecai’s people.
• Lam 3:37Who is he who says, and it comes to pass, when the Lord doesn’t command it?
• Acts 8:3But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off 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 the coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.
• Acts 16:23–24When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,
• Acts 5:18and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.

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