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Now
about that time, Herod
the
king stretched
out his
hands
to oppress
some of
the assembly
.
About that time, King Herod
reached
out to harm
some who
belonged
to
the church
.
He killed
James, the brother of John, with the sword.
He had
James, the brother of John, put
to
death
with the sword.
When
he
saw
that it
pleased the Jews, he
proceeded to seize Peter also.
This
was
during the days
of unleavened bread.
And
seeing
that this
pleased the Jews, Herod
proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast
of Unleavened Bread.
When
he had
arrested him ,
he
put him in prison, and
delivered
him to four squads of four soldiers each to
guard
him,
intending
to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
He arrested him and
put him in prison, handing
him over
to be
guarded
by
four squads of four soldiers each .
Herod
intended
to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
Peter therefore
was kept in the
prison, but constant
prayer
was
made
by
the assembly
to God for him.
So
Peter was kept in prison, but the church
was
fervently
praying
to God for him.
The same
night when
Herod was about
to bring him out
, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains .
Guards
in
front
of
the door
kept
the prison.
On
the night before
Herod was to bring him to
trial
, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains ,
with
sentries
standing
guard
at
the entrance
to
the prison.
And
behold,
an angel of the Lord stood
by
him,
and a light shone in the cell. He struck
Peter on the side ,
and woke him up, saying, "Stand
up quickly !"
His
chains fell off from
his hands
.
Suddenly
an angel of the Lord appeared
and a light shone in the cell. He tapped
Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get
up quickly .”
And
the
chains fell off his wrists
.
The
angel
said
to
him,
"
Get dressed and put on your sandals. "
He
did so .
He
said
to
him, "Put
on
your cloak ,
and follow me. "
“
Get dressed and put on your sandals ,”
said
the
angel
. Peter
did so ,
and
the
angel
told
him, “Wrap
your cloak around
you
and follow me. ”
And
he
went
out
and
followed him .
He didn't
know
that what was
being
done
by
the angel was real ,
but
thought he saw
a vision.
So
Peter
followed him out,
but
he was
unaware
that what the angel was doing
was
real .
He
thought he was
only
seeing
a vision.
When
they were
past
the first and the
second guard,
they
came to the iron gate that
leads
into
the city, which opened to
them by itself. They went
out,
and went
down
one street
, and
immediately
the angel departed
from
him.
They passed
the first and second guards
and
came to the iron gate leading
to
the city, which opened for
them by itself. When
they had
gone
outside
and walked
the
length
of
one block
, the angel suddenly
left
him.
When
Peter had
come
to himself ,
he
said, "
Now I truly
know that the Lord has sent out
his angel and delivered
me out
of
the
hand
of
Herod,
and from everything the Jewish people were expecting
. "
Then
Peter came
to himself and
said, “
Now I know for
sure
that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued
me from
Herod’s
grasp
and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating
. ”
Thinking
about
that
, he came
to the house of Mary ,
the mother of John whose
surname
was
Mark, where many were
gathered together and were praying.
And
when
he
had
realized
this
, he went
to the house of Mary the mother of John ,
also
called
Mark, where many people
had
gathered together and were praying.
When
Peter
knocked at the door
of
the
gate, a maid
named Rhoda came to answer.
He
knocked at the outer
gate, and
a servant
girl
named Rhoda came to answer it
.
When she recognized Peter's
voice, she didn't
open the gate for
joy
, but ran in,
and reported
that
Peter was
standing in
front
of
the gate .
When she recognized Peter’s
voice, she was
so
overjoyed
that
she
forgot
to
open the gate, but ran inside
and announced,
“
Peter is
standing at
the gate !”
They
said
to
her,
"
You are crazy!"
But she insisted
that
it was so .
They said, "
It is
his angel. "
“
You are out
of
your
mind,”
they
told
her.
But when
she kept
insisting
it was so ,
they said, “
It must
be
his angel. ”
But Peter continued
knocking .
When they had
opened ,
they
saw him, and
were amazed
.
But Peter kept
on
knocking ,
and
when they opened the
door
and
saw him, they
were astounded
.
But
he,
beckoning
to
them
with his hand to
be
silent
, declared
to
them
how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He
said,
"Tell
these
things
to James ,
and to the brothers ."
Then
he departed
, and went
to
another place.
Peter
motioned
with his hand for
silence
, and
he
described
how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send
word
to James and to the brothers ,”
he said
, and he
left
for
another place.
Now
as
soon
as
it
was
day,
there was no small stir
among the soldiers about
what had become of Peter.
At
daybreak
there was no small commotion
among the soldiers as
to
what had become of Peter.
When
Herod had sought
for him ,
and
didn't
find
him
, he examined the guards ,
and commanded
that they should
be put
to
death
. He went down from Judea to Caesarea ,
and stayed
there.
After
Herod had searched
for him unsuccessfully
, he examined the guards and ordered
that they be executed
. Then
he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent
some
time
there.
Now Herod was very
angry
with the people of Tyre and Sidon .
They
came
with
one
accord
to
him
, and ,
having made
Blastus, the king's
chamberlain, their
friend,
they asked for peace, because their country
depended on the king's
country for food.
Now Herod was in
a
furious
dispute
with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they
convened
before
him.
Having secured
the
support
of
Blastus, the king’s
chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region
depended on the king’s
country for food.
On an
appointed day, Herod dressed
himself
in
royal clothing
, sat on the
throne, and gave
a
speech
to
them
.
On the
appointed day, Herod donned
his
royal robes
, sat on his
throne, and addressed
the
people
.
The
people
shouted
, "
The voice of a god, and
not of
a man! "
And
they
began
to
shout
, “This
is
the voice of a god, not a man! ”
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him ,
because
he
didn't
give
God
the
glory
, and he was eaten by worms and died.
Immediately ,
because
Herod
did
not
give
glory
to
God,
an angel of the Lord struck him down
, and he was eaten by worms and died.
But the word of God grew
and multiplied
.
But the word of God continued
to
spread
and multiply
.
Barnabas and Saul returned
to Jerusalem, when
they had
fulfilled
their
service
, also
taking
with them John whose
surname
was
Mark.
When
Barnabas and Saul had
fulfilled
their
mission
to Jerusalem, they returned
, bringing
with them John ,
also
called
Mark.
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