Acts 12:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered <FI>him<Fi> to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 12:4 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Esther 3:6And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of Xerxes.
- Esther 3:13And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.
- Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
- Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
- Lamentations 3:37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
- Matthew 24:9Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
- Matthew 26:5“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”
- Matthew 27:64So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”
- Luke 21:12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
- Luke 22:33“Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”
- John 13:36“Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.”
- John 19:23When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided His garments into four parts, one for each soldier, with the tunic remaining. It was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
- John 21:18Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
- Acts 4:3They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
- Acts 4:28They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
- Acts 5:18and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
- Acts 8:3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
- Acts 16:23And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
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