Acts 12:6 — On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping… — NASB | maBible

Read Acts 12:6 (New American Standard Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Acts 12.6, Acts 12v6, Ac. 12:6. On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watch…

Other reference formats: Acts 12.6, Acts 12v6, Ac. 12:6.

6 On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison.

Passage themes

Light in the night — when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night
The believer's peaceful sleep — Peter was sleeping between two soldiers
Bound, then freed — bound with two chains
A well-guarded prison — the keepers before the door kept the prison

Notes and references

Lit that night

Events in this chapter

12 — Mort d’Hérode Agrippa

About this book

Author: Luc · Written: ~ 65 et 80 ap. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 2h40 · Characters: Etienne, Barnabas, Philippe, Pierre, Paul, Corneille, Prisca (Priscille) et Aquilas, Lydie, Silas (Sylvain), Timothée, Jean Marc

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