Acts 12:4 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

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)

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

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

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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And when he had apprehended him, he cast him into prison, delivering him to four files of soldiers to be kept, intending, after the pasch, to bring him forth to the people.

Acts 12:4 Cross References

Esther 3:13

Letters were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces, to destroy, to slay, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.

Exodus 12:1

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,

Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.

Proverbs 27:1

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Lamentations 3:37

Who has commanded and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?

Matthew 24:9

“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and put you to death; and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

Matthew 26:5

But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be a tumult among the people.”

Mark 14:1

It was now two days before the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth, and kill him;

Luke 21:12

But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

Luke 22:33

And he said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”

John 19:23

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus they took his garments and made four parts, one for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was without seam, woven from top to bottom;

John 21:18

Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go.”

Acts 12:3

and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.

Acts 12:5

So Peter was kept in prison; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.

Acts 4:28

to do whatever thy hand and thy plan had predestined to take place.

Acts 4:3

And they arrested them and put them in custody until the morrow, for it was already evening.

Acts 5:18

they arrested the apostles and put them in the common prison.

Acts 8:3

But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.