Acts 12:4
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4 Then he imprisoned him, placing him under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring Peter out for public trial after the Passover.
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Proverbs 19:21
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21 You can make many plans,
but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.
Luke 22:33
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33 Peter said, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you.”
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Luke 21:12
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12 “But before all this occurs, there will be a time of great persecution. You will be dragged into synagogues and prisons, and you will stand trial before kings and governors because you are my followers.
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Acts 4:28
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28 But everything they did was determined beforehand according to your will.
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Acts 4:3
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3 They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning.
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John 21:18
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18 “I tell you the truth, when you were young, you were able to do as you liked; you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others[a] will dress you and take you where you don’t want to go.”
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- 21:18 Some manuscripts read and another one.
John 13:36-38
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36 Simon Peter asked, “Lord, where are you going?”
And Jesus replied, “You can’t go with me now, but you will follow me later.”
37 “But why can’t I come now, Lord?” he asked. “I’m ready to die for you.”
38 Jesus answered, “Die for me? I tell you the truth, Peter—before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me.
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Matthew 27:64-66
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64 So we request that you seal the tomb until the third day. This will prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he was raised from the dead! If that happens, we’ll be worse off than we were at first.”
65 Pilate replied, “Take guards and secure it the best you can.” 66 So they sealed the tomb and posted guards to protect it.
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Matthew 26:5
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5 “But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or the people may riot.”
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Matthew 24:9
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9 “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.[a]
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- 24:9 Greek on account of my name.
Lamentations 3:37
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37 Who can command things to happen
without the Lord’s permission?
Proverbs 27:1
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27 Don’t brag about tomorrow,
since you don’t know what the day will bring.
Esther 3:13
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13 Dispatches were sent by swift messengers into all the provinces of the empire, giving the order that all Jews—young and old, including women and children—must be killed, slaughtered, and annihilated on a single day. This was scheduled to happen on March 7 of the next year.[a] The property of the Jews would be given to those who killed them.
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Esther 3:6-7
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6 He had learned of Mordecai’s nationality, so he decided it was not enough to lay hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he looked for a way to destroy all the Jews throughout the entire empire of Xerxes.
7 So in the month of April,[a] during the twelfth year of King Xerxes’ reign, lots were cast in Haman’s presence (the lots were called purim) to determine the best day and month to take action. And the day selected was March 7, nearly a year later.[b]
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- 3:7a Hebrew in the first month, the month of Nisan. This month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred within the months of April and May 474 B.c.; also see note on 2:16.
- 3:7b As in 3:13, which reads the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar; Hebrew reads in the twelfth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. The date selected was March 7, 473 B.c.; also see note on 2:16.
Acts 16:23-24
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23 They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape. 24 So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.
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Acts 8:3
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3 But Saul was going everywhere to destroy the church. He went from house to house, dragging out both men and women to throw them into prison.
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Acts 5:18
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18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
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John 19:23
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23 When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.
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