Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Acts Chapter 12
Overview
Act 12:1, King Herod persecutes the Christians, kills James, and imprisons Peter; whom an angel delivers upon the prayers of the church; Act 12:20, Herod in his pride taking to himself the honour due to God, is stricken by an angel, and dies miserably; Act 12:24, After his death, the word of God prospers; Act 12:25, Saul and Barnabas return to Antioch.
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stretched forth his hands: or, began, Act 4:30, Act 9:31; Luk 22:53
to vex: Mat 10:17, Mat 10:18, Mat 24:9; Joh 15:20, Joh 16:2
James: Mat 4:21, Mat 4:22, Mat 20:23; Mar 10:35, Mar 10:38
with: Kg1 19:1, Kg1 19:10; Jer 26:23; Heb 11:37
he saw: Act 24:27, Act 25:9; Joh 12:43; Gal 1:10; Th1 2:4
he proceeded: Act 2:14, Act 4:13; Psa 76:10; Joh 19:11, Joh 21:18
Then: Exo 12:14-20, Exo 13:3-7, Exo 23:15; Lev 23:6-14; Mat 26:17; Co1 5:7, Co1 5:8
he put: Act 4:3, Act 5:18, Act 8:3; Mat 24:9; Luk 21:12, Luk 22:33; Joh 13:36-38, Joh 21:18
delivered: Act 16:23, Act 16:24; Mat 27:64-66
intending: Act 4:28; Est 3:6, Est 3:7, Est 3:13; Pro 19:21, Pro 27:1; Lam 3:37; Mat 26:5
Easter: Rather, the Passover, το [Strong's G3588], πασχα [Strong's G3957].
prayer was made without ceasing: or, instant and earnest prayer was made, Act 12:12; Isa 62:6, Isa 62:7; Mat 18:19; Luk 18:1; Co1 12:26; Co2 1:11; Eph 6:18-20; Th1 5:17; Heb 13:3; Jam 5:16
the same: Gen 22:14; Deu 32:26; Sa1 23:26, Sa1 23:27; Psa 3:5, Psa 3:6, Psa 4:8; Isa 26:3, Isa 26:4; Phi 4:6, Phi 4:7; Heb 13:6
bound: Act 21:33, Act 28:20; Jer 40:4; Eph 6:20 *marg. Ti2 1:16
the angel: Act 12:23, Act 5:19, Act 10:30, Act 27:23, Act 27:24; Kg1 19:5, Kg1 19:7; Psa 34:7, Psa 37:32, Psa 37:33; Isa 37:30; Dan 6:22; Heb 1:14
and a: Act 9:3; Sa2 22:29; Eze 43:2; Mic 7:9; Hab 3:4, Hab 3:11; Rev 18:1
Arise: Gen 19:15, Gen 19:16; Isa 60:1; Eph 5:14
And his: The two chains with which his hands were fastened to those of the two soldiers between whom he slept. This, it appears, was the Roman method of securing a prisoner, and seems to be what is intimated in Act 12:6. Act 12:6, Act 2:24, Act 16:26; Psa 105:18-20, Psa 107:14, Psa 116:16, Psa 142:6, Psa 142:7, Psa 146:7; Dan 3:24, Dan 3:25
he went: Act 26:19; Gen 6:22; Joh 2:5; Heb 11:8
wist not: That is, he knew not; wist being the past tense of the obsolete verb to wis, from the Saxon wissan, in German wissen and Dutch wysen to think, imagine, know. Act 10:3, Act 10:17, Act 11:5; Gen 45:26; Psa 126:1; Co2 12:1-3
the first: Act 12:4; Gen 40:3, Gen 42:17; Num 15:34; Isa 21:8
which: Act 5:19, Act 16:26; Isa 45:1, Isa 45:2; Joh 20:19, Joh 20:26; Rev 3:7
was come: He was in an ecstasy; and it was only when the angel left him, that he was fully convinced that all was real. Luk 15:17
I know: Gen 15:13, Gen 18:13, Gen 26:9
that the: Act 12:7, Act 5:19; Ch2 16:9; Psa 34:7; Dan 3:25, Dan 3:28, Dan 6:22; Heb 1:14
and hath: Sa2 22:1; Job 5:19; Psa 33:18, Psa 34:22, Psa 41:2, Psa 97:10, Psa 109:31; Co2 1:8-10; Pe2 2:9
all: Acts 23:12-30, Act 24:27, Act 25:3-5, Act 25:9; Job 31:31
John: Act 12:25, Act 13:5, Act 13:13, Act 15:37-39; Col 4:10; Ti2 4:11; Plm 1:24
where: Act 12:5; Isa 65:24; Mat 18:19, Mat 18:20; Jo1 5:14, Jo1 5:15
hearken: or, ask who was there
she opened: Mat 28:8; Luk 24:41
Thou: Act 26:24; Job 9:16; Mar 16:11, Mar 16:14; Luk 24:11
It is: Gen 48:16; Mat 18:10; Luk 24:37, Luk 24:38
beckoning: Act 13:16, Act 19:33, Act 21:40; Luk 1:22; Joh 13:24
declared: Psa 66:16, Psa 102:20,Psa 102:21, Psa 107:21, Psa 107:22, Psa 116:14, Psa 116:15, Psa 146:7
James: Act 15:13, Act 21:18; Co1 15:7; Gal 1:19, Gal 2:9, Gal 2:12; Jam 1:1
And he: Act 16:40; Mat 10:23; Joh 7:1, Joh 8:59, Joh 10:40, Joh 11:54
there: Act 5:22-25, Act 16:27, Act 19:23
sought for him: Sa1 23:14; Psa 37:32, Psa 37:33; Jer 36:26; Mat 2:13
he examined: Act 12:4, Act 12:6; Mat 28:11-15
commanded: Dan 2:11-13; Mat 2:16; Joh 12:10,Joh 12:11
he went: Act 21:8, Act 25:13; Kg1 20:43; Est 6:12
was highly displeased: or, bare an hostile mind intending war
Tyre: Gen 10:15, Gen 10:19; Jos 19:29; Isa 23:1-4; Mat 11:21, Mat 11:22
but: Pro 17:14, Pro 20:18, Pro 25:8; Ecc 10:4; Isa 27:4, Isa 27:5; Luk 14:31, Luk 14:32
the king's chamberlain: Gr. that was over the king's bed-chamber
because: Kg1 5:9-11; Ch2 2:10,Ch2 2:15; Ezr 3:7; Eze 27:17; Hos 2:8, Hos 2:9; Amo 4:6-9; Hag 1:8-11, Hag 2:16, Hag 2:17; Luk 16:8
Act 14:10-13; Psa 12:2; Dan 6:7; Jde 1:16; Rev 13:4
the angel: Exo 12:12, Exo 12:23, Exo 12:29; Sa1 25:38; Sa2 24:17; Ch1 21:14-18; Ch2 32:21
because: Act 10:25, Act 10:26, Act 14:14, Act 14:15; Exo 9:17, Exo 10:3; Psa 115:1; Isa 37:23; Eze 28:2, Eze 28:9; Dan 4:30-37, Dan 5:18-24; Luk 12:47, Luk 12:48; Th2 2:4
and he: Ch2 21:18, Ch2 21:19; Job 7:5, Job 19:26; Isa 14:11, Isa 51:8, Isa 66:24; Mar 9:44-48
Act 5:39, Act 6:7, Act 11:21, Act 19:20; Pro 28:28; Isa 41:10-13, Isa 54:14-17, Isa 55:10; Dan 2:24, Dan 2:44; Mat 16:18; Col 1:6; Th2 3:1
Barnabas: Act 11:29, Act 11:30, Act 13:1-3
ministry: or, charge