Acts 12:4
Whom also having seized, he put into prison, delivering him up unto four quaternions of soldiers, to be guarding him,—intending, after the passover, to bring him up unto the people.
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Esther 3:6but, it was contemptible in his eyes, to thrust forth a hand on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai,—and Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout all the kingdom of Ahasuerus, the people of Mordecai.
Proverbs 19:21Many are the devices in a man’s heart, but, the counsel of Yahweh, that, shall stand.
Lamentations 3:37Who was it that spake, and it was done, [when], My Lord, had not commanded?
Matthew 26:5They were saying, however: Not during the feast, lest, an uproar, arise among the people.
Luke 21:12And before, all these things, they will thrust upon you their hands, and persecute you, delivering you up into the synagogues and prisons,—when ye have been led away before kings and governors, for the sake of my name;
John 13:36Simon Peter saith unto him—Lord! whither dost thou withdraw? Jesus answered—Whither I withdraw, thou canst not, now, follow me, but thou shalt follow, hereafter.
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 →