Acts 12:5

Therefore Peter was kept in prison; but earnest prayer was being made by the church to God on his behalf.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

In Context

4whom also seizing, he put him in prison, and handed him over to four four-man squads of soldiers to guard him, planning after the Passover to bring him again to the people. 1 Peter's Miraculous Escape

6But when Herod was about to bring him forth, on that night Peter was sleeping, between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains; and guards before the door were keeping the prison.

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Cross References

Luke 18:1Then He spoke a parable to them, that one must always pray and not lose heart,

1 Corinthians 12:26And if one part suffers, all the parts suffer together; or if one part is honored, all the parts rejoice together.

Ephesians 6:18through every prayer and petition, praying in every season in the Spirit, being watchful to this same thing with all perseverance and petition concerning all the saints—

Hebrews 13:3Remember the prisoners as if you were bound with them, and those who are ill treated, as you yourselves are in the body also.

Matthew Henry on Acts 12:2-5

The Martyrdom of James; Peter's Imprisonment. 1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) 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. Ever since the… Read the whole commentary →

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