Acts 12:17

Easy To Read Version

Peter made a sign with his hand to tell them to be quiet. He explained to them how the Lord led him out of the jail. He said, “Tell James and the other brothers what happened.” Then Peter left to go to another place.

Cross References

Psalm 146:7

The Lord does right things for people\par who have been hurt.\par God gives food to hungry people.\par The Lord frees people locked in prison.\par

Psalm 66:16

All of you people worshiping God,\par come and I will tell you\par what God did for me.\par

Matthew 10:23

When you are treated badly in one city, go to another city. I tell you the truth. You will not finish going to all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man {\cf2\super [129]} comes again.

Mark 6:3

He is only the carpenter. And his mother is Mary. He is the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters are here with us.” The people did not accept Jesus.

Luke 1:22

Then Zechariah came outside, but he could not speak to them. So the people knew that Zechariah had seen a vision {\cf2\super [9]} inside the temple. Zechariah could not speak. He could only make signs to the people.

John 10:40

Then Jesus went back across the Jordan River. Jesus went to the place where John {\cf2\super [172]} was baptizing {\cf2\super [173]} before. Jesus stayed there,

John 11:54

So Jesus stopped traveling around openly among the Jews. Jesus left \{Jerusalem\} and went to a place near the desert. Jesus went to the town called Ephraim. Jesus stayed there with his followers.

John 13:24

Simon Peter made signs to this follower to ask Jesus who the person was that he was talking about.

John 7:1

After this, Jesus traveled around the country of Galilee. Jesus did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jewish leaders there wanted to kill him.

John 8:59

When Jesus said this, the people picked up rocks to throw at him. But Jesus hid, and then he left the temple {\cf2\super [151]} area.

Acts 1:15

After a few days there was a meeting of the believers. (There were about 120 of them.) Peter stood up and said,

Acts 12:16

But Peter continued to knock. When the believers opened the door, they saw Peter. They were amazed.

Acts 12:18

The next day the soldiers were very upset. They wondered what happened to Peter.

Acts 13:16

Paul stood up. He raised his hand {\cf2\super [258]} and said, “My Jewish brothers and you other people that also worship the true God, please listen to me!

Acts 15:13

Paul and Barnabas finished speaking. Then James spoke. He said, “My brothers, listen to me.

Acts 16:40

But when Paul and Silas came out of the jail, they went to Lydia’s house. They saw some of the believers there and comforted them. Then Paul and Silas left.

Acts 19:33

The Jews made a man named Alexander stand before the people. The people told him what to do. Alexander waved his hand because he wanted to explain things to the people.

Acts 21:18

The next day, Paul went with us to visit James. All the elders {\cf2\super [420]} (church leaders) were there too.

Acts 21:40

The commander let Paul speak to the people. So Paul stood on the steps. He waved his hand so that the people would be quiet. The people became quiet and Paul spoke to them. He used the Jewish language. {\cf2\super [432]}

Acts 28:15

The believers in Rome heard that we were there. They came out to meet us at the Market of Appius {\cf2\super [522]} and at the Three Inns. {\cf2\super [523]} When Paul saw these believers, he felt better. Paul thanked God.

1 Corinthians 15:7

Then Christ showed himself to James and later to all the people he sent to do his work. {\cf2\super [109]}

Galatians 1:19

I met no other apostles {\cf2\super [9]} —only James, the brother of the Lord (Jesus).

Galatians 2:12

This is what happened: When Peter first came to Antioch, he ate and associated with the non-Jewish people. But then some Jewish men came from James. When these men came, Peter separated himself from the non-Jews. He stopped eating with them. Why? Because he was afraid of the Jews who believe that all non-Jewish people must be circumcised. {\cf2\super [15]}

Galatians 2:9

James, Peter, and John seemed to be the leaders. They saw that God had given me this special grace (gift). So they accepted Barnabas and me. Peter, James, and John said, “Paul and Barnabas, we agree that you should go to the people who are not Jews. We will go to the Jews.”

James 1:1

Greetings from James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.