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, gestured with his hand and said, "Men of Israel, and you Gentiles who fear God, listen:

Some of the crowd concluded it was about Alexander because the Jews had pushed him to the front. Alexander, gesturing with his hand, was wanting to make a defense before the public assembly.

When the commanding officer had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and gestured to the people with his hand. When they had become silent, he addressed them in Aramaic,

When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.

So Simon Peter gestured to this disciple to ask Jesus who it was he was referring to.

Declared

Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me.

in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,

Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord before all his people.

vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The Lord releases the imprisoned.

And he

When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia's house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed.

Whenever they persecute you in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

After this Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He stayed out of Judea because the Jewish leaders wanted to kill him.

Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out from the temple area.

Jesus went back across the Jordan River again to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.

Thus Jesus no longer went around publicly among the Judeans, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.