Acts 12:4 KJV — MannaFest

Acts 12:4

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

KJV

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ASV

And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.

WEB

He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

YLT

whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

DBT

whom having seized he put in prison, having delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep, purposing after the passover to bring him out to the people.

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Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.

Author: Luke, companion of Paul — the 'we' passages begin in 16:10
Date: c. AD 62

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29 verses on the floor

Proverbs 19:21
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
Luke 22:33
And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
Psalms 69:33
For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
Luke 21:12
But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
Acts 4:28
For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

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): When he had laid hands on him, and, it is likely, examined him, he put him in prison, into the inner prison; some say, into the same prison into which he and the other apostles were cast some years before, and were rescued out of it by an angel, ch.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

5, 6. prayer was made without ceasing--rather, "instant," "earnest," "urgent" (Margin); as in Lu 22:44; Ac 26:7; and 1Pe 4:8 (see Greek). of the church unto God for him--not in public assembly, for it was evidently not safe to meet thus; but in little groups in private houses, one of which was Mary's (Ac 12:12).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

ACT 12:4PRO 19:21 PRO 16:9
ACT 12:4PRO 19:21 ISA 46:10
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ACT 12:4PRO 19:21 ISA 14:24
ACT 12:4PRO 19:21 PRO 16:1
ACT 12:4PRO 19:21 PSA 33:10-11
ACT 12:4LUK 22:33 MRK 14:31
ACT 12:4LUK 22:33 MAT 26:33-35
ACT 12:4ACT 4:28 ACT 2:23

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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