Verse 5
Acts 12:5
World English Bible
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Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God (Elohim) for him.
Original Language Text
greek
ὁ μὲν οὖν Πέτρος ἐτηρεῖτο ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ· προσευχὴ δὲ ἦν ⸀ἐκτενῶς γινομένη ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ⸀περὶ αὐτοῦ.
English Translation
Peter was therefore being kept in prison; but earnest prayer was being made by the church to God for him.
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Chapter 12 Context
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Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
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He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
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When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of...
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When he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers ea...
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Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God (Elohim)...
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The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound...
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And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the...
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The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on you...
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And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but...
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When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the c...
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When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and...
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Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where man...
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When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.
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When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that P...
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They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
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But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
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But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him...
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Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter...
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When Herod had sought for him, and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they...
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Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him, and, h...
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21
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech t...
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The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
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Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God (Elohim) the glory, and he w...
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But the word of God (Elohim) grew and multiplied.
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Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with the...
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