Acts 12:17

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Summary

But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

Beckoning

John 13:24

Declared

Psalm 146:7

And he

Bible References

Beckoning

So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand, he said,

“Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen!

Some of the crowd advised Alexander [to speak], since the Jews had pushed him forward; and Alexander motioned with his hand [for attention] and intended to make a defense to the people.

When the commander had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, gestured with his hand to the people; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect (Jewish Aramaic), saying,

But when he did come out, he was unable to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he kept making signs to them, and remained mute.

So Simon Peter motioned to him (John) and [quietly] asked [him to ask Jesus] of whom He was speaking.

Declared

Come and hear, all who fear God [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
And I will tell what He has done for me.

To hear the sighing of the prisoner,
To set free those who were doomed to death,

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!

I will pay my vows to the Lord,
Yes, in the presence of all His people.

Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets free the prisoners.

And he

So they left the prison and went to Lydia’s house; and when they had seen the brothers and sisters, they encouraged and comforted them, and left.

“When they persecute you in one city [because of your faith in Me], flee to the next; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will not finish going through all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

After this, Jesus walked [from place to place] in Galilee, for He would not walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

So they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus concealed Himself and left the temple.

He went back again across the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.

For that reason Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but left there and went to the district that borders on the uninhabited wilderness, to a town called Ephraim; and He stayed there with the disciples.