Acts 12 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

An Angel Frees Peter from Prison

Now^G1161 about^G2596 that time^G2540 [fn]Herod^G2264 the king^G935 laid^G1911 hands^G5495 on^G1911 some^G5100 who^G3588 belonged^G575 to the church^G1577 in order to harm^G2559 them.

Act 12:2

Act 12:2And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword.

Act 12:3

Act 12:3And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. Now [fn]it was during the days of Unleavened Bread.

Act 12:4

Act 12:4When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four [fn]squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people.

Act 12:5

Act 12:5So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.

Act 12:6

Now on [fn]the very^G1565 night^G3571 when^G3753 Herod^G2264 was^G3195 about^G3195 to^G3195 bring^G4254 him forward^G4254, Peter^G4074 was sleeping^G2837 between^G3342 two^G1417 soldiers^G4757, bound^G1210 with two^G1417 chains^G254, and guards^G5441 in front^G4253 of the door^G2374 were watching^G5083 over^G5083 the prison^G5438.

Act 12:7

Act 12:7And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter’s side and woke him up, saying, “Rise up quickly.” And his chains fell off his hands.

Act 12:8

Act 12:8And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and [fn]put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he *said to him, “Wrap your garment around yourself and follow me.”

Act 12:9

Act 12:9And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but was thinking he was seeing a vision.

Act 12:10

Act 12:10And when they had passed the first and second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

Act 12:11

Act 12:11When Peter came [fn]to himself, he said, “Now truly I know that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all [fn]that the Jewish people were expecting.”

Act 12:12

Act 12:12And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

Act 12:13

Act 12:13And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer.

Act 12:14

Act 12:14And when she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her joy she did not open the gate. But she ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

Act 12:15

Act 12:15And they said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, “It is his angel.”

Act 12:16

Act 12:16But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door, they saw him and were astounded.

Act 12:17

Act 12:17But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he recounted to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and the brothers.” Then he left and went to another place.

Act 12:18

Now^G1161 when day^G2250 came^G1096, there was no^G3756 small^G3641 disturbance^G5017 among^G1722 the soldiers^G4757 as to what^G5101 [fn]had become^G1096 of Peter^G4074.

Act 12:19

Act 12:19And when Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and was spending time there.

The Death of Herod

Act 12:20

Now^G1161 he was very^G2371 angry^G2371 with the people of Tyre^G5183 and Sidon^G4606; and with one^G3661 accord^G3661 they came^G3918 to him, and having won^G3982 over^G3982 Blastus^G986 the king’s^G935 chamberlain^G1909^G2846, they were asking^G154 for peace^G1515, because^G1223 their country^G5561 was fed^G5142 by the king’s^G937 country.

Act 12:21

Act 12:21And on an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel and sitting on the judgment seat, began delivering an address to them.

Act 12:22

Act 12:22And the assembly kept crying out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

Act 12:23

Act 12:23And immediately an angel of the [fn]Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.

Act 12:24

But the word^G3056 of the Lord^G2962 continued to grow^G837 and to be multiplied^G4129.

Act 12:25

And Barnabas^G921 and Saul^G4569 [fn]returned^G5290 [fn]to Jerusalem^G2419, fulfilling^G4137 their ministry^G1248, taking^G4838 along^G4838 with them John^G2491, who was also called^G1941 Mark^G3138.