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

Then Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and said:

Some of the crowd concluded it was because of Alexander, since the Jews had pushed him to the front. So Alexander motioned for silence and tried to make a defense before the people.

The tribune gave him permission, and Paul, standing on the steps, motioned for the people to be silent. When everyone had quieted down, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language:

But when he did come out, he was unable to speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept motioning to them but remained unable to speak.

So Simon Peter motioned to this man to ask Jesus about whom he was speaking.

Declared

Come and listen, all of you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.

to listen to the groans of prisoners, to set free those condemned to death,

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his gracious love, and for his awesome deeds for mankind.

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

who brings justice for the oppressed, and who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners;

And he

Leaving the jail, Paul and Silas went to Lydia's house. They saw the brothers, encouraged them, and then left.

So when they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, because I tell all of you with certainty that you will not have gone through the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee, because he didn't want to travel in Judea, since the Jewish leaders there were trying to kill him.

At this, they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the Temple.

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

As a result, Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews. Instead, he went from there to a town called Ephraim in the region near the wilderness. There he remained with his disciples.