Acts 12:5

“Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.”

"Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him." - Acts 12:5
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What does Acts 12:5 mean?

The Bible verse Acts 12:5 in the King James Version reads: "Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him." This verse is a part of the book of Acts, which is the fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible. It is a…

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Acts 12:5 - "Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him."
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Acts 28:12
Acts 18:12
Acts 18:12
"And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord." - 1 Corinthians 12:5
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"¶ And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch." - Acts 5:12
Acts 12:24 - "¶ But the word of God grew and multiplied."
Acts 21:5-6
Acts 12:2 - "And he killed James the brother of John with the sword."
Acts 28:12 - "And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days."
Acts 20:5 - "These going before tarried for us at Troas."
Acts 12:22 - "And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man."
Acts 20:12 - "And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted."
Acts 4:5 - "¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,"
Acts 5:5 - "And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things."
Acts 5:18 - "And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison."
Acts 28:5 - "And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm."
Acts 19:5 - "When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus."
Acts 12:13 - "And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda."
Acts 14:12 - "And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker."
Acts 26:12 - "Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,"
Acts 16:5 - "And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily."
Acts 5:20 - "Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life."
Acts 5:22 - "But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,"
His shadow healed the sick (Acts 5)