Acts 12:15 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁵And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.

Acts 12:15 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 18:10
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
Luke 24:37-38
But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. …
Luke 24:11
And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
Mark 16:11
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
Acts 26:24
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

Topics

Accusation, False Afflictions and Adversities Bigotry Blessing Enquiring of God Government Herod Importunity

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 5-19)

We have here an account of Peter’s deliverance out of prison, by which the design of Herod against him was defeated, and his life preserved for further service, and a stop given to this bloody torrent. Now, I. One thing that magnified his deliverance was that it was a signal answer to prayer (Acts 12:5): Peter was kept in prison with a great deal of care, so that it was altogether impossible, eith…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 15)

12-17. he came to the house of Mary, &c.--who “must have had a house of some pretensions to receive a large number; and, accordingly, we read that her brother Barnabas (Col 4:10) was a person of substance (Ac 4:37). She must also have been distinguished for faith and courage to allow such a meeting in the face of persecution” [Webster and Wilkinson]. To such a house it was natural that Peter shoul…