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 said: "Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen.

Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd.

And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying:

And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and 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 to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking.

Declared

Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.

to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die,

Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!

I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.

who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry.The LORD sets the prisoners free;

And he

So they went out of the prison and visited Lydia. And when they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.

When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him.

So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.

He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained.

Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and there he stayed with the disciples.