The very night before Herod was to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries were in front of the door guarding the prison.
Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
Now Herod [Agrippa I] was [fn]extremely angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and their delegates came to him in a united group, and after persuading Blastus, [fn]the king’s chamberlain [to support their cause], they asked for peace, because their country was fed by [imports of grain and other goods from] the king’s country.
But the word of the Lord [the good news about salvation through Christ] continued to grow and spread [increasing in effectiveness].
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