Acts 12:5

Modern English Version

So Peter was kept in prison. But the church prayed to God without ceasing for him.

Cross References

Matthew 18:19

“Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.

Luke 18:1

He told them a parable to illustrate that it is necessary always to pray and not lose heart.

Acts 12:12

Realizing this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John, whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together praying.

Acts 12:4

When he had seized him, he put him in prison and handed him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him before the people after the Passover.

Acts 12:6

The very night when Herod would have brought him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. And the guards before the door were securing the prison.

1 Corinthians 12:26

If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts rejoice with it.

2 Corinthians 1:11

as you help together by praying for us, so that thanks may be given by many on our behalf for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many persons.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray without ceasing.

Hebrews 13:3

Remember those who are in chains, as if imprisoned with them, and those who are ill treated, since you are also in the body.

James 5:16

Confess your faults to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.