Acts 12:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 12:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 12:3 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 12:3 — KJV
“And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)”
— Acts 12:3 (KJV)
Acts 12:3 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 12:3
“And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:3: then, days, unleavened
“Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:3: because, also, days
“In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: had...: Heb. had made to dwell with them”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:3: saw, jews, also
“Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. fitches: or, spelt”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:3: take, also, days
“And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.”
Shares key themes with Acts 12:3: saw, further, also
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