Acts 12:6

WEB

⁶The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.

KJV

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.

BSB

⁶On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.

FBV

⁶The night before Herod was to have him put on trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, chained to each of them, and with guards at the door keeping watch.

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Acts 21:33

³³Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

Hebrews 13:6

⁶So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

²⁶Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David hurried to get away for fear of Saul, for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men to take them. ²⁷But a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid on the land!”

2 Timothy 1:16

¹⁶May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,

Philippians 4:6-7

⁶In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. ⁷And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 6:20

²⁰for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Genesis 22:14

¹⁴Abraham called the name of that place “The LORD Will Provide”.^[+] As it is said to this day, “On the LORD’s mountain, it will be provided.”

Acts 5:23

²³“We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”

Psalms 3:5-6

⁵I laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for the LORD sustains me. ⁶I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.

Psalms 4:8

⁸In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me live in safety.