Acts 12:11

Good News Translation

Then Peter realized what had happened to him, and said, “Now I know that it is really true! The Lord sent his angel to rescue me from Herod's power and from everything the Jewish people expected to happen.”

Cross References

Genesis 15:13

The Lord said to him, “Your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land; they will be slaves there and will be treated cruelly for four hundred years.

Genesis 18:13

Then the Lord asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really have a child when I am so old?’

Genesis 26:9

Abimelech sent for Isaac and said, “So she is your wife! Why did you say she was your sister?” He answered, “I thought I would be killed if I said she was my wife.”

2 Samuel 22:1

When the Lord saved David from Saul and his other enemies, David sang this song to the Lord:

2 Chronicles 16:9

The Lord keeps close watch over the whole world, to give strength to those whose hearts are loyal to him. You have acted foolishly, and so from now on you will always be at war.”

Job 31:31

All those who work for me know that I have always welcomed strangers.

Job 5:19

Time after time he will save you from harm;

Psalm 109:31

because he defends the poor and saves them from those who condemn them to death.

Psalm 33:18

The Lord watches over those who obey him, those who trust in his constant love.

Psalm 33:19

He saves them from death; he keeps them alive in times of famine.

Psalm 34:22

The Lord will save his people; those who go to him for protection will be spared.

Psalm 34:7

His angel guards those who honor the Lord and rescues them from danger.

Psalm 41:2

The Lord will protect them and preserve their lives; he will make them happy in the land; he will not abandon them to the power of their enemies.

Psalm 97:10

The Lord loves those who hate evil; he protects the lives of his people; he rescues them from the power of the wicked.

Daniel 3:25

“Then why do I see four men walking around in the fire?” he asked. “They are not tied up, and they show no sign of being hurt—and the fourth one looks like an angel.”

Daniel 3:28

The king said, “Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued these men who serve and trust him. They disobeyed my orders and risked their lives rather than bow down and worship any god except their own.

Daniel 6:22

God sent his angel to shut the mouths of the lions so that they would not hurt me. He did this because he knew that I was innocent and because I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.”

Luke 15:17

At last he came to his senses and said, ‘All my father's hired workers have more than they can eat, and here I am about to starve!

Acts 12:7

Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood there, and a light shone in the cell. The angel shook Peter by the shoulder, woke him up, and said, “Hurry! Get up!” At once the chains fell off Peter's hands.

Acts 24:27

After two years had passed, Porcius Festus succeeded Felix as governor. Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jews so he left Paul in prison.

Acts 25:9

But Festus wanted to gain favor with the Jews, so he asked Paul, “Would you be willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried on these charges before me there?”

Acts 5:19

But that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison gates, led the apostles out, and said to them,

Hebrews 1:14

What are the angels, then? They are spirits who serve God and are sent by him to help those who are to receive salvation.

2 Peter 2:9

And so the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and how to keep the wicked under punishment for the Day of Judgment,