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

Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.

When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

When he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.

Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him, "Tell us who it is of whom he speaks."

Declared

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

to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;

Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!

I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people.

who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.

And he

They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia's house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.

But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.

After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn't walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through the midst of them, and so passed by.

He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and there he stayed.

Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.