Acts 12:1WEB
Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
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Acts 12:1WEB
Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
Acts 12:2WEB
He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Acts 12:3WEB
When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
Acts 12:4WEB
When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
Acts 12:5WEB
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
Acts 12:6WEB
The 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.
Acts 12:7WEB
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.
Acts 12:8WEB
The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”
Acts 12:9WEB
And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
Acts 12:10WEB
When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
Acts 12:11WEB
When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
Acts 12:12WEB
Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
Acts 12:13WEB
When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
Acts 12:14WEB
When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
Acts 12:15WEB
They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
Acts 12:16WEB
But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
Acts 12:17WEB
But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
Acts 12:18WEB
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
Acts 12:19WEB
When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
Acts 12:20WEB
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
Acts 12:21WEB
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
Acts 12:22WEB
The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
Acts 12:23WEB
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
Acts 12:24WEB
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Acts 12:25WEB
Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.