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Acts 12:4 KJV
Acts · chapter 12 · verse 4 · King James Version
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.Acts 12:4 · King James Version
Acts 12:4 in context
2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
4And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
5Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
6And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
Key words (Strong's)
- apprehendedpiazōto lay hold of, to take, capture, of fishes, to apprehend, of a man, in order to imprison…G4084 →
- quaternionstetradiona quaternionG5069 →
- deliveredparadidōmito give into the hands , to give over into power or use, to deliver to one something to…G3860 →
- intendingboulomaito will deliberately, have a purpose, be minded, of willing as an affection, to desireG1014 →
- soldiersstratiōtēsa soldier, metaph. a champion of the cause of ChristG4757 →
- prisonphylakēguard, watch, a watching, keeping watch, to keep watch, persons keeping watch, a guard…G5438 →
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