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Acts 12:3-5
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Acts 12:3-5
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3 Herod saw that ·some of the people liked this [L this pleased the Jews/Jewish leaders], so he decided to arrest Peter, too. (This happened during the time of the Feast of Unleavened Bread.)
4 After Herod ·arrested [seized] Peter, he put him in ·jail [prison] and handed him over to be guarded by ·sixteen [L four squads of four] soldiers. Herod planned to bring Peter ·before the people for trial [L to the people; C an idiom for a public trial] after the Passover Feast. 5 So Peter was kept in ·jail [prison], but the church prayed earnestly to God for him.
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Acts 12:3-5
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Acts 12:3-5
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3 When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews,(A) he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.(B) 4 After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.(C)
5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.(D)
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