Acts 12:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

The same

And the

Acts 5:23

Matthew 28:4

General references

Acts 5:18

Bible References

The same

So Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide. And it is said to this day, “On the mountain of the Lord it will be seen and provided.”

‘I would have said, “I will cut them to pieces [scattering them far away],
I will remove the memory of them from men,”

Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to capture them.

I lay down and slept [safely];
I awakened, for the Lord sustains me.

In peace [and with a tranquil heart] I will both lie down and sleep,
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety and confident trust.

“You will keep in perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both inclination and character],
Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation].

Do not be anxious or worried about anything, but in everything [every circumstance and situation] by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God.

So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently say,

“The Lord is my Helper [in time of need], I will not be afraid.
What will man do to me?”

And the

“We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened [the doors], we found no one inside.”

The guards shook, paralyzed with fear [at the sight] of him and became like dead men [pale and immobile].

General references

They arrested the apostles and put them in a public jail.