Acts 12:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

He put

Delivered

Acts 16:23

Matthew 27:64

Intending

General references

Leviticus 23:6

Numbers 28:16

Bible References

He put

And they laid hands on them and put them in jail until the next day, for it was already evening.

They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.

“Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.

But he said to Him, “Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!”

Simon Peter *said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered, “Where I go, you cannot follow Me now; but you will follow later.”

Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to gird yourself and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go.”

Delivered

When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely;

Therefore, give orders for the grave to be made secure until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”

Intending

to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur.

But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Many plans are in a man’s heart,
But the counsel of the Lord will stand.

Do not boast about tomorrow,

For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass,
Unless the Lord has commanded it?

But they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise a riot might occur among the people.”

General references

Then on the fifteenth day of the same month there is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.

‘Then on the fourteenth day of the first month shall be the Lord’s Passover.