Acts 12:12

And when he had considered, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John surnamed Mark; because many brethren were assembled there and praying.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.

In Context

11Then Simon recognized where he was; and he said: Now I know, in reality, that God hath sent his angel, and delivered me from the hand of Herod the king, and from what the Jews were devising against me.

13And he knocked at the gate of the court; and a maid named Rhoda came to reply to him.

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Cross References

Acts 4:23And when they were dismissed, they went to their brethren, and told them all that the priests and Elders had said.

Acts 12:25And Barnabas and Saul, after they had completed their ministration, returned from Jerusalem to Antioch. And they took with them John, who was surnamed Mark.

Acts 13:13And Paul and Barnabas went by sea, from the city of Paphos, and came to Perga, a city of Pamphylia. And John separated from them, and went away to Jerusalem.

Acts 16:40And when they came out from the prison, they entered the house of Lydia; and there they saw the brethren, and comforted them, and departed.

2 Timothy 4:11Luke only is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is suitable for me, for ministration.

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 →

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