Psalm 68:6
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6 God (A)settles the solitary in a home;
he (B)leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but (C)the rebellious dwell in (D)a parched land.
Psalm 113:9
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Psalm 69:33
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33 For the Lord hears the needy
and (A)does not despise his own people who are prisoners.
Psalm 107:10
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Psalm 107:14
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Isaiah 61:1
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The Year of the Lord's Favor
61 (A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has (B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[a]
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and (C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
- Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind
Psalm 146:7
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(C)The Lord sets the prisoners free;
Galatians 4:27
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27 For it is written,
(A)“Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear;
break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor!
For the children of the desolate one will be more
than those of the one who has a husband.”
1 Samuel 2:5
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5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.
(A)The barren has borne seven,
(B)but she who has many children is forlorn.
Acts 16:26
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26 and suddenly (A)there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately (B)all the doors were opened, and (C)everyone's bonds were unfastened.
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Acts 12:6-25
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Peter Is Rescued
6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, (A)bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. 7 And behold, (B)an angel of the Lord (C)stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. (D)He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And (E)the chains fell off his hands. 8 And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and (F)put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” 9 And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but (G)thought he was seeing a vision. 10 When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. (H)It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. 11 When Peter (I)came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that (J)the Lord has sent his angel and (K)rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”
12 When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of (L)John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and (M)were praying. 13 And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, (N)a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14 Recognizing Peter's voice, (O)in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. 15 They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is (P)his angel!” 16 But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. 17 But (Q)motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to (R)James and to (S)the brothers.”[a] Then he departed and went to another place.
18 Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. 19 And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and (T)ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.
The Death of Herod
20 Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and (U)having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain,[b] they asked for peace, because (V)their country depended on the king's country for food. 21 On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. 22 And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” 23 Immediately (W)an angel of the Lord struck him down, because (X)he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.
24 But (Y)the word of God increased and multiplied.
25 (Z)And Barnabas and Saul returned from[c] Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them (AA)John, whose other name was Mark.
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- Acts 12:17 Or brothers and sisters
- Acts 12:20 That is, trusted personal attendant
- Acts 12:25 Some manuscripts to
Psalm 107:34
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34 (A)a fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the evil of its inhabitants.
Deuteronomy 28:23-24
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23 And (A)the heavens over your head shall be bronze, and the earth under you shall be iron. 24 The Lord will make the rain of your land powder. From heaven dust shall come down on you until you are destroyed.
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Malachi 1:3
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3 but Esau I have hated. (A)I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.”
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Hosea 2:3
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3 lest (A)I strip her naked
and make her as (B)in the day she was born,
and (C)make her like a wilderness,
and make her like a parched land,
and kill her with thirst.
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