Acts 12:4 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴ So, Peter was arrested and put in jail with four groups of four soldiers each guarding him. Herod planned to have him brought before the people after the Passover Festival was over.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And when he had seized [Peter], he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of soldiers of four each to guard him, purposing after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

Common English Bible

⁴ He put Peter in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers, sixteen in all, who guarded him. He planned to charge him publicly after the Passover.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ So when he had apprehended him, he sent him into prison, handing him over into the custody of four groups of four soldiers, intending to produce him to the people after the Passover.

Acts 12:4 Referencias Cruzadas

Luke 22:33

And Peter replied, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison and to death with you.”

Luke 21:12

But before all these things happen, the authorities will grab hold of you, and persecute you, and turn you over to the synagogues and prisons [i.e., for punishment and confinement]. They will take you in front of kings and governors for being loyal to me.

Acts 4:28

to do what your plan and wisdom predetermined should happen.

Acts 4:3

So, these [Jewish] leaders arrested Peter and John and put them in jail until the next day because it was [already] evening.

John 21:18

Truly, truly, I tell you [Peter], when you were young you used to fasten your belt around you [i.e., to get ready] and travel wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you up and take you [away] to where you do not want to go.”

Matthew 26:5

But they reasoned, “We will not do it during the Festival because it might start a riot among the people.”

Matthew 24:9

At that time people will turn you over [to the authorities] for persecution and will [even] kill you. And people from all countries will hate you for being loyal to me.

Acts 8:3

But Saul brought devastation to the church by entering everyone’s house and dragging men and women off to jail.

Acts 5:18

and arrested the apostles and put them in jail.

John 19:23

So, when the [Roman] soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took His clothing and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. They also took His seamless coat [i.e., which was left over], woven from top [to bottom] in one piece,

Mark 14:1

Now the Passover Festival and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were held two days later. [Note: This was the annual Jewish Festival week commemorating Israel’s deliverance from Egyptian bondage under Moses’ leadership. The unleavened bread was specially baked to contain no yeast, and was eaten for seven days as part of the celebration]. And the leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses were looking for a way to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him.

Acts 12:3

When he realized that this act pleased the Jews, he proceeded to have Peter arrested also. [This happened] during the Festival of Unleavened Bread [See Exodus 12:15ff].

Acts 12:5

So, Peter was kept in jail, but the church continued to pray earnestly to God for him. [See verse 12].