Talált 23719 Eredmények: Re
And so they did; and in sending it to the presbyters they entrusted it to the hands of Barnabas and Saul.✻ (Acts 11, 30)
and then, finding that this was acceptable to the Jews, he went further, and laid hands on Peter too. It was the time of unleavened bread; (Acts 12, 3)
and he imprisoned Peter, after arresting him, with a guard of four soldiers, relieved four times a day; when paschal-time was over, he would bring him out in the presence of the people. (Acts 12, 4)
Peter, then, was well guarded in prison, but there was a continual stream of prayer going up to God from the church on his behalf. (Acts 12, 5)
And now the day was coming when Herod was to bring him out; that night, Peter was sleeping with two chains on him, between two soldiers, and there were warders at the door guarding his prison. (Acts 12, 6)
Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood over him, and a light shone in his cell. He smote Peter on the side, to rouse him; Quick, he said, rise up; and thereupon the chains fell from his hands. (Acts 12, 7)
So he followed him out, unaware that what the angel had done for him was true; he thought he was seeing a vision. (Acts 12, 9)
Thus they passed one party of guards, then a second, and reached the iron gate which leads out into the city; this opened for them of its own accord. They came out, and as soon as they had passed on up one street, the angel left him. (Acts 12, 10)
After some thought, he made for the house belonging to Mary the mother of John, also called Mark. Here many had gathered for prayer; (Acts 12, 12)
and she, recognizing Peter’s voice, was too overjoyed to open the gate for him; she ran in, and told them that Peter was, standing at the gate. (Acts 12, 14)
Meanwhile, Peter went on knocking; so they opened, and found him there, and stood astonished. (Acts 12, 16)
Calling for silence by a gesture of his hand, he told them how the Lord had delivered him from prison; Give news of this, he said, to James and the rest of the brethren. And so he left them, and went elsewhere.✻ (Acts 12, 17)
