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Acts 12:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.

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Observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread. As I commanded you, you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib,  because you came out of Egypt in that month. No one is to appear before me empty-handed.


After two years had passed, Porcius Festus  succeeded Felix, and because Felix wanted to do the Jews a favour,  he left Paul in prison.


For they loved human praise  more than praise from God.


But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favour,  replied to Paul, ‘Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there on these charges? ’


For am I now trying to persuade people,  or God?  Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.


but we sailed away from Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread.  In five days we reached them at Troas, where we spent seven days.


Instead, just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted  with the gospel,  so we speak, not to please people, but rather God,  who examines our hearts.


‘Truly I tell you,   when you were younger, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don’t want to go.’


‘You would have no authority over me at all,’ Jesus answered him, ‘if it hadn’t been given to you from above. This is why the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.’


On the first day of Unleavened Bread  the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover? ’


When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realised that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognised that they had been with Jesus.


Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them, ‘Fellow Jews and all you residents of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words.


After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.





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