Acts 12:18

At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

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KJV

Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.

ASV

Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.

YLT

And day having come, there was not a little stir among the soldiers what then was become of Peter,

DBT

And when it was day there was no small disturbance among the soldiers, what then was become of Peter.

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"Now when day was come, there was no small stir among the soldiers," etc. Now when day was come, a great argument arose among the prison guards as to how Peter had escaped so many watches of men and so many chains. When Peter could …

Cassiodorus· Complexiones on the Acts of the Apostles, 585patristic

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Now as soon as it was day,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

No small stir - Amazement that he had escaped, and apprehension of the consequences. The punishment which they had reason to expect, for having suffered his escape, was death.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

(2.) He would do this after Easter, meta to pascha -- after the passover, certainly so it ought to be read, for it is the same word that is always so rendered; and to insinuate the introducing of a gospel-feast, instead of the passover, when we have nothing in the New Testament of such a thing, is to mingle Judaism with our Christianity.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

They thought themselves as sure as could be of him but last night; yet now the bird is flown, and they can hear no tale nor tidings of him. This set them together by the ears; one says, "It was your fault;" the other, "Nay, but it was yours;" having no other way to clear themselves, but by accusing one another.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Acts 5:22–25
But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:
Luke 4:30
But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
Acts 19:23
About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
Acts 16:27
When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
Acts 5:21
At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
Acts 16:23
And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

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Acts 16:27
When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
leads to
- Acts 12:19
  After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
- Judges 9:54
  He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.
- Matthew 27:5
  So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
- 1 Kings 16:18
  When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died
Through
Acts 19:23
About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
leads to
- Acts 19:9
  But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
- Acts 24:22
  Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
- Acts 9:2
  and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
- Acts 24:14
  I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and…

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