Acts 12:4

New Century Version

After Herod arrested Peter, he put him in jail and handed him over to be guarded by sixteen soldiers. Herod planned to bring Peter before the people for trial after the Passover Feast.

Cross References

Luke 22:33

But Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and even to die with you!”

Proverbs 19:21

People can make all kinds of plans, but only the Lord’s plan will happen.

Luke 21:12

“But before all these things happen, people will arrest you and treat you cruelly. They will judge you in their synagogues and put you in jail and force you to stand before kings and governors, because you follow me.

Acts 4:28

These people made your plan happen because of your power and your will.

Acts 4:3

The older leaders grabbed Peter and John and put them in jail. Since it was already night, they kept them in jail until the next day.

John 21:18

I tell you the truth, when you were younger, 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 you and take you where you don’t want to go.”

Matthew 26:5

But they said, “We must not do it during the feast, because the people might cause a riot.”

Matthew 24:9

“Then people will arrest you, hand you over to be hurt, and kill you. They will hate you because you believe in me.

Proverbs 27:1

Don’t brag about tomorrow; you don’t know what may happen then.

Esther 3:13

Letters were sent by messengers to all the king’s empire ordering them to destroy, kill, and completely wipe out all the Jewish people. That meant young and old, women and little children, too. It was to happen on a single day—the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which was Adar. And they could take everything the Jewish people owned.

Acts 8:3

Saul was also trying to destroy the church, going from house to house, dragging out men and women and putting them in jail.

Acts 5:18

They took the apostles and put them in jail.

John 19:23

After the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, with each soldier getting one part. They also took his long shirt, which was all one piece of cloth, woven from top to bottom.

Lamentations 3:37

Nobody can speak and have it happen unless the Lord commands it.

Exodus 12:1

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt:

Mark 14:1

It was now only two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. The leading priests and teachers of the law were trying to find a trick to arrest Jesus and kill him.

Acts 12:3

Herod saw that some of the people liked this, so he decided to arrest Peter, too. (This happened during the time of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.)

Acts 12:5

So Peter was kept in jail, but the church prayed earnestly to God for him.