Acts 12:1
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 12
“Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.”Acts 12:1
What Does Acts 12:1 Mean?
Acts 12:1 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 12, verse 1 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Acts 12:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 24:9“Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.”John 15:20“Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.”Matthew 10:17“But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;”Luke 22:53“When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”John 16:2“They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.”Psalms 55:20“He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.”Psalms 2:2“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,”Psalms 92:8“But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.”Matthew 2:15“And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.”Acts 4:30“By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.”1 Thessalonians 2:14“For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:”Genesis 37:22“And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.”Job 15:25“For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.”Jeremiah 26:23“And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.”Matthew 14:1“At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,”Mark 3:17“And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:”Mark 13:9“But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.”Luke 21:12“But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.”Acts 4:3“And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.”1 Samuel 17:36“Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.”
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Herod Agrippa I
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