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Focus · Acts 12:12
Believers gathered to pray in Mary’s home while Peter was imprisoned.
A summary of the passage, not a Bible quotation.01 · In its setting
What was happening?
After Peter’s release from prison, he went to the house of Mary, John Mark’s mother, where many were assembled in prayer.
02 · Read carefully
What does the text show?
Luke does not tell us Mary led the meeting. He does show her home functioning as a gathering place for the praying church.
03 · Bring it into life
Consider your response
Consider how opening a space can sustain community in crisis.
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Reflect together
- What were the believers doing in Mary’s home?
- What can we affirm without inventing a role the text does not state?
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