Acts 12:17

New International Reader's Version

Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet. He explained how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this,” he said. Then he went to another place.

Cross References

Psalm 146:7

He stands up for those who are treated badly. He gives food to hungry people. The Lord sets prisoners free.

Psalm 66:16

Come and hear, all you who have respect for God. Let me tell you what he has done for me.

Matthew 10:23

When people attack you in one place, escape to another. What I’m about to tell you is true. You will not finish going through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Mark 6:3

Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son? Isn’t this the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” They were not pleased with him at all.

Luke 1:22

When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple. They knew this because he kept gesturing to them. He still could not speak.

John 10:40

Then Jesus went back across the Jordan River. He went to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed.

John 11:54

Jesus no longer moved around openly among the people of Judea. Instead, he went away to an area near the desert. He went to a village called Ephraim. There he stayed with his disciples.

John 13:24

Simon Peter motioned to that disciple. He said, “Ask Jesus which one he means.”

John 7:1

After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He didn’t want to travel around in Judea. That was because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him.

John 8:59

When he said this, they picked up stones to kill him. But Jesus hid himself. He slipped away from the temple area.

Acts 1:15

In those days Peter stood up among the believers. About 120 of them were there.

Acts 12:16

Peter kept on knocking. When they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.

Acts 12:18

In the morning the soldiers were bewildered. They couldn’t figure out what had happened to Peter.

Acts 13:16

Paul stood up and motioned with his hand. Then he said, “Fellow Israelites, and you Gentiles who worship God, listen to me!

Acts 15:13

When they finished, James spoke up. “Brothers,” he said, “listen to me.

Acts 16:40

After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house. There they met with the brothers and sisters. They told them to be brave. Then they left.

Acts 19:33

The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front. They tried to tell him what to say. But he motioned for them to be quiet. He was about to give the people reasons for his actions.

Acts 21:18

The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James. All the elders were there.

Acts 21:40

The commander told him he could. So Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. When all of them were quiet, he spoke to them in the Aramaic language.

Acts 28:15

The believers there had heard we were coming. They traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw these people, he thanked God for them and was encouraged by them.

1 Corinthians 15:7

He appeared to James. Then he appeared to all the apostles.

Galatians 1:19

I didn’t see any of the other apostles. I only saw James, the Lord’s brother.

Galatians 2:12

He used to eat with the Gentiles. But certain men came from a group sent by James. When they arrived, Peter began to draw back. He separated himself from the Gentiles. That’s because he was afraid of the circumcision group sent by James.

Galatians 2:9

James, Peter and John are respected as pillars in the church. They recognized the special grace given to me. So they shook my hand and the hand of Barnabas. They wanted to show they accepted us. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles. They would go to the Jews.

James 1:1

I, James, am writing this letter. I serve God and the Lord Jesus Christ. I am sending this letter to you, the 12 tribes scattered among the nations. Greetings.