1 Kings 13:4

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Summary

And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.

Lay hold

Acts 6:12

His hand

Bible References

Lay hold

And the King will answer them, 'I solemnly say to you, every time you did a good deed to one of these most insignificant brothers of mine, you did a good deed to me.'

The men who had laid hands on Jesus took Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose home the scribes and elders had met.

Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is He; seize Him and lead Him safely away."

I most solemnly say to you, whoever welcomes any messenger I send welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes Him who has sent me."

By this means they excited the people, the elders, and the scribes, and so they rushed upon him, seized him, and brought him before the council.

His hand

But Herod the governor, because he was repeatedly reproved by him for Herodias his brother's wife, and for all the wicked deeds that Herod had done,

Then He glanced around at them all and said to him, "Put out your hand." And he did so, and his hand was at once completely restored.

So when He said to them, "I am He," they took a lurch backward and fell to the ground.

He dropped to the ground; then he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

But Elymas the magician -- for this is the meaning of his name -- continued to oppose them by trying to keep the governor from accepting the faith.

If anyone wants to injure them, fire comes out of their mouths and consumes their enemies; if anyone wants to injure them, he must himself be killed in that way.