Acts 12:17
And he beckened vnto them with the hand, to hold their peace, and told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he saide, Goe shewe these things vnto Iames and to the brethren: and he departed and went into an other place.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
16But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened it, and sawe him, they were astonied.
Cross References
Psalms 66:16Come and hearken, all ye that feare God, and I will tell you what he hath done to my soule.
Psalms 107:21Let them therefore cofesse before the Lord his louing kindnesse, and his wonderful workes before the sonnes of men,
Psalms 146:7Which executeth iustice for the oppressed: which giueth bread to the hungry: the Lord loseth the prisoners.
Luke 1:22And when hee came out, hee coulde not speake vnto them: then they perceiued that hee had seene a vision in the Temple: For he made signes vnto them, and remained domme.
John 8:59Then tooke they vp stones, to cast at him, but Iesus hid himselfe, and went out of the Temple: And hee passed through the middes of them, and so went his way.
John 11:54Iesus therefore walked no more openly among the Iewes, but went thence vnto a countrey neere to the wildernes, into a citie called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
Matthew Henry on Acts 12:6-20
Peter's Imprisonment and Deliverance. 5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. 6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. 7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his… Read the whole commentary →