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Acts 12 :: King James Version (KJV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:1 - Now G1161 about G2596 that G1565 time G2540 Herod G2264 the king G935 stretched forth G1911 his hands G5495 to vex G2559 certain G5100 of G575 the church. G1577
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:2 - And G1161 he killed G337 James G2385 the brother G80 of John G2491 with the sword. G3162
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:3 - And G2532 because he saw G1492 it G3754 pleased G2076 G701 the Jews, G2453 he proceeded further G4369 to take G4815 Peter G4074 also. G2532 (Then G1161 were G2258 the days G2250 of unleavened bread.) G106
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:4 - And G3739 G2532 when he had apprehended G4084 him, he put G5087 him in G1519 prison, G5438 and delivered G3860 him to four G5064 quaternions G5069 of soldiers G4757 to keep G5442 him; G846 intending G1014 after G3326 Easter G3957 to bring G321  him G846 forth G321 to the people. G2992
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:5 - Peter G4074 G3303 therefore G3767 was kept G5083 in G1722 prison: G5438 but G1161 prayer G4335 was G2258 made G1096 without ceasing G1618 of G5259 the church G1577 unto G4314 God G2316 for G5228 him. G846
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6 - And G1161 when G3753 Herod G2264 would G3195 have brought G4254  him G846 forth, G4254 the same G1565 night G3571 Peter G4074 was G2258 sleeping G2837 between G3342 two G1417 soldiers, G4757 bound G1210 with two G1417 chains: G254 and G5037 the keepers G5441 before G4253 the door G2374 kept G5083 the prison. G5438
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:7 - And, G2532 behold, G2400 the angel G32 of the Lord G2962 came upon G2186 him, and G2532 a light G5457 shined G2989 in G1722 the prison: G3612 and G1161 he smote G3960 Peter G4074 on the side, G4125 and raised G1453  him G846 up, G1453 saying, G3004 Arise up G450 quickly. G1722 G5034 And G2532 his G846 chains G254 fell off G1601 from G1537 his hands. G5495
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:8 - And G5037 the angel G32 said G2036 unto G4314 him, G846 Gird thyself, G4024 and G2532 bind on G5265 thy G4675 sandals. G4547 And G1161 so G3779 he did. G4160 And G2532 he saith G3004 unto him, G846 Cast G4016  thy garment G2440 about G4016 thee, G4675 and G2532 follow G190 me. G3427
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:9 - And G2532 he went out, G1831 and followed G190 him; G846 and G2532 wist G1492 not G3756 that G3754 it was G2076 true G227 which G3588 was done G1096 by G1223 the angel; G32 but G1161 thought G1380 he saw G991 a vision. G3705
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10 - When G1161 they were past G1330 the first G4413 and G2532 the second G1208 ward, G5438 they came G2064 unto G1909 the iron G4603 gate G4439 that leadeth G5342 unto G1519 the city; G4172 which G3748 opened G455 to them G846 of his own accord: G844 and G2532 they went out, G1831 and passed on through G4281 one G3391 street; G4505 and G2532 forthwith G2112 the angel G32 departed G868 from G575 him. G846
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:11 - And G2532 when Peter G4074 was come G1096 to G1722 himself, G1438 he said, G2036 Now G3568 I know G1492 of a surety, G230 that G3754 the Lord G2962 hath sent G1821 his G846 angel, G32 and G2532 hath delivered G1807 me G3165 out of G1537 the hand G5495 of Herod, G2264 and G2532 from all G3956 the expectation G4329 of the people G2992 of the Jews. G2453
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:12 - And G5037 when he had considered G4894 the thing, he came G2064 to G1909 the house G3614 of Mary G3137 the mother G3384 of John, G2491 whose surname was G1941 Mark; G3138 where G3757 many G2425 were G2258 gathered together G4867 praying. G2532 G4336
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:13 - And G1161 as Peter G4074 knocked at G2925 the door G2374 of the gate, G4440 a damsel G3814 came G4334 to hearken, G5219 named G3686 Rhoda. G4498
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:14 - And G2532 when she knew G1921 Peter's G4074 voice, G5456 she opened G455 not G3756 the gate G4440 for G575 gladness, G5479 but G1161 ran in, G1532 and told how G518 Peter G4074 stood G2476 before G4253 the gate. G4440
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:15 - And G1161 they said G2036 unto G4314 her, G846 Thou art mad. G3105 But G1161 she constantly affirmed G1340 that it was G2192 even so. G3779 Then G1161 said they, G3004 It is G2076 his G846 angel. G32
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:16 - But G1161 Peter G4074 continued G1961 knocking: G2925 and G1161 when they had opened G455 the door, and saw G1492 him, G846 G2532 they were astonished. G1839
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:17 - But G1161 he, beckoning G2678 unto them G846 with the hand G5495 to hold their peace, G4601 declared G1334 unto them G846 how G4459 the Lord G2962 had brought G1806 him G846 out of G1537 the prison. G5438 And G1161 he said, G2036 Go shew G518 these things G5023 unto James, G2385 and G2532 to the brethren. G80 And G2532 he departed, G1831 and went G4198 into G1519 another G2087 place. G5117
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:18 - Now G1161 as soon as it was G1096 day, G2250 there was G2258 no G3756 small G3641 stir G5017 among G1722 the soldiers, G4757 what G5101 G686 was become G1096 of Peter. G4074
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:19 - And G1161 when G1934  Herod G2264 had sought for G1934 him, G846 and G2532 found him G2147 not, G3361 he examined G350 the keepers, G5441 and commanded G2753 that they should be put to death. G520 And G2532 he went down G2718 from G575 Judaea G2449 to G1519 Caesarea, G2542 and there abode. G1304

Death of Herod

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:20 - And G1161 Herod G2264 was G2258 highly displeased G2371 with them of Tyre G5183 and G2532 Sidon: G4606 but G1161 they came G3918 with one accord G3661 to G4314 him, G846 and, G2532 having made G3982  Blastus G986 the king's G935 chamberlain G1909 G2846 their friend, G3982 desired G154 peace; G1515 because G1223 their G846 country G5561 was nourished G5142 by G575 the king's G937 country.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:21 - And G1161 upon a set G5002 day G2250 Herod, G2264 arrayed G1746 in royal G937 apparel, G2066 sat G2523 upon G1909 his throne, G968 and G2532 made an oration G1215 unto G4314 them. G846
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:22 - And G1161 the people G1218 gave a shout, G2019 saying, It is the voice G5456 of a god, G2316 and G2532 not G3756 of a man. G444
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:23 - And G1161 immediately G3916 the angel G32 of the Lord G2962 smote G3960 him, G846 because G473 G3739 he gave G1325 not G3756 God G2316 the glory: G1391 and G2532 he was G1096 eaten of worms, G4662 and gave up the ghost. G1634
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:24 - But G1161 the word G3056 of God G2316 grew G837 and G2532 multiplied. G4129
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:25 - And G1161 Barnabas G921 and G2532 Saul G4569 returned G5290 from G1537 Jerusalem, G2419 when they had fulfilled G4137 their ministry, G1248 and G2532 took with them G4838 John, G2491 whose surname was G1941 Mark. G3138
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