Acts 12:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.”
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“Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and having beckoned to them with the hand to be silent, he declared to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison, and he said, `Declare to James and to the brethren these things;' and having gone forth, he went on to another place.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 12:17 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 66:16Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
- Psalms 102:20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
- Psalms 107:21Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.
- Psalms 116:14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
- Psalms 146:7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
- Matthew 10:23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
- Luke 1:22When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained speechless.
- John 7:1After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
- John 8:59At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
- John 10:40Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
- John 11:54As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
- John 13:24So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus which one He was talking about.
- Acts 13:16Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!
- Acts 15:13When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
- Acts 16:40After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
- Acts 19:33The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
- Acts 21:18The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
- Acts 21:40Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
- 1 Corinthians 15:7Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
- Galatians 1:19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
- Galatians 2:9And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
- Galatians 2:12For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
- James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
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