Acts 12
Treated in 13 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 12:5 So Peter was under guard in the prison, but the church was praying to God for him without letup. 4
- 12:2 He executed James, John's brother, with the sword. 3
- 12:6 On the night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter lay asleep between two soldiers, fastened with two chains, while guards in front of the door kept watch over the prison. 2
- 12:7 All at once an angel of the Lord was standing there, and light filled the cell. He struck Peter's side and woke him: "Up, quickly!" And the chains dropped from his hands. 2
- 12:9 So Peter went out and followed. He did not know that the things the angel was doing were real; he took it all for a vision. 2
- 12:12 When he had grasped this, he made his way to the home of Mary, mother of John whose other name was Mark. A good number of people had come together there and were praying. 2
- 12:1 At about that time King Herod moved against some of the church's people, meaning to do them harm. 1
- 12:8 The angel told him, "Fasten your belt and put your sandals on." Peter did as he was told. Then he said, "Wrap yourself in your cloak and come after me." 1
- 12:10 They went past the first guard post and then the second, and came to the iron gate that opened onto the city. It swung open for them of its own accord. Out they went and on along one street, and suddenly the angel was gone from him. 1
- 12:11 Then Peter came to himself. "Now I know for certain," he said, "that the Lord sent his angel and snatched me out of Herod's grasp and from all that the Jewish people were waiting to see." 1
- 12:15 They said to her, "You have lost your mind!" But she held firmly that it was true. So they said, "It is his angel." 1
- 12:23 At once an angel of the Lord struck him, since he had not given the glory to God; worms ate at him, and he died. 1
Open Word Bible
Where it is preached
- Tell Me the Story – Book 7: The Church Begins ·
Peter in Prison cites Acts 12:1–11
…Bible says, “the word of God continued to spread and multiply.” Read it in your Bible: Acts 12:1–11, 24 Dear God, thank you that you hear the prayers of your people. Thank you that you can…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Sixth Stage cites Acts 12:2
…Acts 7:59, 60. James, another of this generation, was slain with the edge of the sword. Acts 12:2. To say nothing of Paul and Peter, men anciently of the family from whence your husband…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Christ's Kingly Office cites Acts 12:2
…you. When Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, an angel came and beat off his chains, Acts 12:2; so, when thou wast sleeping in the devil’s arms, Christ by his Spirit smote thy heart…
- A Body of Divinity ·
A Believer's Privilege at Death cites Acts 12:2
…stung him. Death smites a believer as the angel did Peter, and made his chains fall off. Acts 12:2. Believers at death are made perfect in holiness. ‘The spirits of just men made perfect.’…
- Days of Heaven Upon Earth ·
November cites Acts xii. 5
…November 10 “But prayer was made without ceasing, of the church unto God for him” (Acts xii. 5). But prayer is the link that connects us with God. This is the bridge that spans every…
- How to Pray ·
Praying unto God cites Acts 12:5
…blessings from Him. 3. A third secret of right praying is also found in this same verse, Acts 12:5. It appears in the three words “OF THE CHURCH.” There is power in UNITED PRAYER. Of…
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners ·
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to His Poor Servant John Bunyan cites Acts 12.9
…sentence fell in upon me, he ‘wist not that it was true which was done by the angel’ (Acts 12.9). 92. Then I began to give place to the word, which, with power, did over and over make…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 7: The Church Begins ·
Rhoda at the Gate cites Acts 12:12–19
…Rhoda reminds us to believe that God really does hear and answer. Read it in your Bible: Acts 12:12–19 Dear God, thank you that you hear and answer prayer. Help me to believe that you will…
- Selected Sermons of George Whitefield ·
The Necessity and Benefits of Religious Society cites Acts 12:12
…goes to the house of Mary, where there were “great multitudes assembled, praying,” Acts 12:12. And it is reported of the Christians in after ages, that they used to assemble together…
- Practical Religion ·
Prayer cites Acts xii. 15
…for Peter in prison; but when the prayer was answered, they would hardly believe it. (Acts xii. 15.) It is a solemn saying of old Traill's, "There is no surer mark of trifling in prayer…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Man's Chief End cites Acts 12:23
…of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory, and he was eaten of worms.’ Acts 12:23. We glorify God, when we sacrifice the praise and glory of all to God. I Cor 15:10. ‘I…
- All Things for Good ·
The best things work for good to the godly cites Acts xii. 5-7
…the prison, and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, and his chains fell off” (Acts xii. 5-7). The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer fetched the angel. They…
- Prayer – The Pulse of Life ·
Types of Prayer cites Acts 12: 5 -11
…rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” Acts 12: 5 -11. The church in Acts agreed and prayed unceasingly for Peter while he was imprisoned. The…