Acts 12:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He arrested Peter and put him in jail, where he was guarded by a group of 16 soldiers. Herod planned to bring Peter before the people, but he wanted to wait until after the Passover festival.

Cross References

Luke 22:33

But Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, I am ready to go to jail with you. I will even die with you!”

Proverbs 19:21

People might make many plans, but what the Lord says is what will happen.

Luke 21:12

“But before all these things happen, people will arrest you and do bad things to you. They will judge you in their synagogues and put you in jail. You will be forced to stand before kings and governors. They will do all these things to you because you follow me.

Acts 4:28

These people who came together against Jesus made your plan happen. It was done because of your power and your will.

Acts 4:3

The Jewish leaders arrested Peter and John and put them in jail. It was already night, so they kept them in jail until the next day.

John 21:18

The truth is, when you were young, you tied your own belt and went where you wanted. But when you are old, you will put out your hands, and someone else will tie your belt. They will lead you where you don’t want to go.”

Matthew 26:5

They said, “We cannot arrest Jesus during Passover. We don’t want the people to become angry and cause a riot.”

Matthew 24:9

“Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and killed. People all over the world will hate you because you believe in me.

Proverbs 27:1

Never brag about what you will do in the future; you have no idea what tomorrow will bring.

Esther 3:13

Messengers carried the letters to all the king’s provinces. The letters were the king’s command to ruin, kill, and completely destroy all the Jews. This meant young people and old people, women, and little children too. The command was to kill all the Jews on a single day. The day was to be the 13th day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar. And the command was to take everything that belonged to the Jews.

Acts 5:18

They grabbed the apostles and put them in jail.

John 19:23

After the soldiers nailed Jesus to the cross, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts. Each soldier got one part. They also took his tunic. It was all one piece of cloth woven from top to bottom.

Lamentations 3:37

No one can say something and make it happen, unless the Lord orders it.

Exodus 12:1

While Moses and Aaron were still in Egypt, the Lord spoke to them. He said,

Mark 14:1

It was now only two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The leading priests and teachers of the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus without the people seeing it. Then they could kill him.

Acts 12:3

Herod saw that many of the Jews liked this, so he decided to arrest Peter too. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.

Acts 12:5

So Peter was kept in jail, but the church was constantly praying to God for him.