Acts 12:17

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

He motioned to them with his hand to be silent and described for them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he added, “Tell this to James and to the brothers and sisters.” Then he left and went to another place.

Cross References

Psalm 146:7

who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free;

Psalm 66:16

Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me.

Matthew 10:23

When they persecute you in this town, flee to the next, for truly I tell you, you will not have finished going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Mark 6:3

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.

Luke 1:22

When he did come out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept motioning to them and remained unable to speak.

John 10:40

He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and he remained there.

John 11:54

Jesus therefore no longer walked about openly among the Jews but went from there to a town called Ephraim in the region near the wilderness, and he remained there with the disciples.

John 13:24

Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking.

John 7:1

After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He did not wish to go about in Judea because the Jews were looking for an opportunity to kill him.

John 8:59

So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.

Acts 1:15

In those days Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters (together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said,

Acts 12:16

Meanwhile Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the gate they saw him and were amazed.

Acts 12:18

When morning came, there was no small commotion among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

Acts 13:16

So Paul stood up and with a gesture began to speak: “Fellow Israelites and others who fear God, listen.

Acts 15:13

After they finished speaking, James replied, “My brothers, listen to me.

Acts 16:40

After leaving the prison they went to Lydia’s home, and when they had seen and encouraged the brothers and sisters there, they departed.

Acts 19:33

Some of the crowd gave instructions to Alexander, whom the Jews had pushed forward. And Alexander motioned for silence and tried to make a defense before the people.

Acts 21:18

The next day Paul went with us to visit James, and all the elders were present.

Acts 21:40

When he had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the people for silence, and when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying:

Acts 28:15

The brothers and sisters from there, when they heard of us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage.

1 Corinthians 15:7

Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

Galatians 1:19

but I did not see any other apostle except James the Lord’s brother.

Galatians 2:12

for until certain people came from James, he used to eat with the gentiles. But after they came, he drew back and kept himself separate for fear of the circumcision faction.

Galatians 2:9

and when James and Cephas and John, who were acknowledged pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we should go to the gentiles and they to the circumcised.

James 1:1

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the dispersion: Greetings.