Acts 12:14
When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- AD 44
WHEN
AD 44
counted from the text
The firmest date in Acts, and it comes from outside the book.
WHO RULED
- Herod Agrippa I king of Judea AD 41-44 IN THE TEXT
- Claudius emperor of Rome AD 41-54
SOURCES
- date — Josephus (Antiquities XIX.8.2) dates the death of Herod Agrippa I to AD 44, and Acts 12:23 tells of the same death.
- Herod Agrippa I — Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.6-XIX.8, which dates his death to AD 44
- Claudius — Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
SEE ALSO
- Luke 24:41 While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
- Matthew 28:8 So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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