Acts 12:4

New English Translation

When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

Cross References

Esther 3:13

Letters were sent by the runners to all the king’s provinces stating that they should destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews, from youth to elderly, both women and children, on a particular day, namely the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar), and to loot and plunder their possessions.

Exodus 12:1

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,

Proverbs 19:21

There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.

Proverbs 27:1

Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Lamentations 3:37

Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?

Matthew 24:9

“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

Matthew 26:5

But they said, “Not during the feast, so that there won’t be a riot among the people.”

Mark 14:1

Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

Luke 21:12

But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

Luke 22:33

But Peter said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!”

John 19:23

Now when the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and made four shares, one for each soldier, and the tunic remained. (Now the tunic was seamless, woven from top to bottom as a single piece.)

John 21:18

I tell you the solemn truth, when you were young, you tied your clothes around you and went wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will tie you up and bring you where you do not want to go.”

Acts 12:3

When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too. (This took place during the feast of Unleavened Bread.)

Acts 12:5

So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.

Acts 4:28

to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

Acts 4:3

So they seized them and put them in jail until the next day (for it was already evening).

Acts 5:18

They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

Acts 8:3

But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.