Acts 12
1. Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth * his hands to vex * certain of the church.
2. And he killed * James the brother of John with the sword.
3. And because he saw * it pleased * the Jews, he proceeded further * to take * Peter also. (Then were * the days of unleavened bread.)
4. And when he had apprehended * him, he put * him in prison, and delivered * him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep * him; intending * after Easter to bring * him forth * to the people.
5. Peter therefore was kept * in prison: but prayer was * made * without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
6. And when Herod would * have brought * him forth * , the same night Peter was * sleeping * between two soldiers, bound * with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept * the prison.
7. And, behold * , the angel of the Lord came upon * him, and a light shined * in the prison: and he smote * Peter on the side, and raised * him up * , saying * , Arise up * quickly. And his chains fell off * from his hands.
8. And the angel said * unto him, Gird thyself * , and bind on * thy sandals. And so he did * . And he saith * unto him,Cast * thy garment about * thee, and follow * me.
9. And he went out * , and followed * him; and wist * not that it was * true which was done * by the angel; but thought * he saw * a vision.
10. When they were past * the first and the second ward, they came * unto the iron gate that leadeth * unto the city; which opened * to them of his own accord: and they went out * , and passed on through * one street; and forthwith the angel departed * from him.
11. And when Peter was come * to himself, he said * , Now I know * of a surety, that the Lord hath sent * his angel, and hath delivered * me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12. And when he had considered * the thing, he came * to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was * Mark; where many were * gathered together * praying * .
13. And as Peter knocked at * the door of the gate, a damsel came * to hearken * , named Rhoda.
14. And when she knew * Peter's voice, she opened * not the gate for gladness, but ran in * , and told how * Peter stood * before the gate.
15. And they said * unto her,Thou art mad * . But she constantly affirmed * that it was * even so. Then said they * , It is * his angel.
16. But Peter continued * knocking * : and when they had opened * the door, and saw * him, they were astonished * .
17. But he, beckoning * unto them with the hand to hold their peace * , declared * unto them how the Lord had brought * him out of the prison.And he said * , Go shew * these things unto James, and to the brethren.And he departed * , and went * into another place.
18. Now as soon as it was * day, there was * no small stir among the soldiers, what was become * of Peter.
19. And when * Herod had sought for * him, and found him * not, he examined * the keepers, and commanded * that they should be put to death * . And he went down * from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode * .
20. And Herod was * highly displeased * with them of Tyre and Sidon:but they came * with one accord to him, and, having made * Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend * , desired * peace; because their country was nourished * by the king's country.
21. And upon a set day Herod,arrayed * in royal apparel, sat * upon his throne, and made an oration * unto them.
22. And the people gave a shout * , saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
23. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote * him, because he gave * not God the glory: and he was * eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost * .
24. But the word of God grew * and multiplied * .
25. And Barnabas and Saul returned * from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled * their ministry, and took with them * John, whose surname was * Mark.
