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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)
At this, Peter came to himself. Now I can tell for certain, he said, that the Lord has sent his angel, to deliver me out of Herod’s hands, and from all that the people of the Jews hoped to see. (Acts 12, 11)
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)
a girl named Rhoda came to answer, when he knocked at the porch door, (Acts 12, 13)
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)
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)
Herod, after searching for him without avail, questioned the warders and had them punished. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and spent his time there. (Acts 12, 19)
He was much out of humour with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and these, since their country depended on the king’s country for its supplies, waited upon him by common consent, and tried (by winning over Blastus, the royal chamberlain) to make their peace. (Acts 12, 20)
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, for not referring the glory to God; and he was eaten up by worms, and so died. (Acts 12, 23)
And still the word of God grew strong and spread wide. (Acts 12, 24)
