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 motioning with his hand said,“Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen:

Some of the crowd concluded it was Alexander, since the Jews had put him forward; and having motioned with his hand, Alexander was intending to make a defense to the assembly.

When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, motioned to the people with his hand; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the

Hebrew dialect, saying,

But when he came out, he was unable to speak to them; and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he kept making signs to them, and remained mute.

So Simon Peter *gestured to him, and *said to him, “Tell us who it is of whom He is speaking.”

Declared

Come and hear, all who fear God,

And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.

To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To set free those who were doomed to death,

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,

And for His wonders to the sons of men!

I shall pay my vows to the Lord,
Oh may it be in the presence of all His people.

Who executes justice for the oppressed;
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord

sets the prisoners free.

And he

They went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brethren, they encouraged them and departed.

“But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.

After these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus

hid Himself and went out of the temple.

And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.

Therefore Jesus no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the country near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.