Acts 12:6

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

The night before Peter was to be put on trial, he was asleep and bound by two chains. A soldier was guarding him on each side, and two other soldiers were guarding the entrance to the jail.

Cross References

Acts 21:33

The army commander went over and arrested him and had him bound with two chains. Then he tried to find out who Paul was and what he had done.

Hebrews 13:6

This should make you feel like saying, “The Lord helps me! Why should I be afraid of what people can do to me?”

2 Timothy 1:16

I pray that the Lord will be kind to the family of Onesiphorus. He often cheered me up and wasn't ashamed of me when I was put in jail.

Ephesians 6:20

I was sent to do this work, and this is the reason I am in jail. So pray that I will be brave and will speak as I should.

Acts 28:20

I am bound by these chains because of what we people of Israel hope for. This is why I have called you here to talk about this hope of ours.

Acts 5:23

“We found the jail locked tight and the guards standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors and went in, we didn't find anyone there.”

Matthew 28:4

The guards shook from fear and fell down, as though they were dead.

Jeremiah 40:4

Today I am taking the chains off your wrists and setting you free! If you want to, you can come with me to Babylonia, and I will see that you are taken care of. Or if you decide to stay here, you can go wherever you wish.

Psalm 4:8

I can lie down and sleep soundly because you, Lord, will keep me safe.

Genesis 22:14

Abraham named that place “The Lord Will Provide.” And even now people say, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”

Deuteronomy 32:26

“I wanted to scatter you, so no one would remember that you had ever lived.

Jeremiah 40:1

I was led away in chains along with the people of Judah and Jerusalem who were being taken to Babylonia. Nebuzaradan was the officer in charge of the guard, and while we were stopped at Ramah, the Lord caused him to set me free.

Acts 12:5

While Peter was being kept in jail, the church never stopped praying to God for him.