Acts 12

1NowG1161 about that timeG2540 HerodG2264 the kingG935 putG1911 forth his handsG5495 to afflict certainG5100 of the churchG1577. 2And he killed JamesG2385 the brotherG80 of JohnG2491 with the swordG3162. 3And when he sawG3708 that it pleased the JewsG2453, he proceeded to seize PeterG4074 alsoG2532. And those wereG1510 the daysG2250 of unleavenedG106 bread. 4And when he had taken him, he putG5087 him in prisonG5438, and deliveredG3860 him to fourG5064 quaternions of soldiersG4757 to guardG5442 him; intendingG1014 after the PassoverG3957 to bringG321 him forth to the peopleG2992. 5PeterG4074 thereforeG3767 wasG1510 keptG5083 in the prisonG5438: but prayerG4335 wasG1510 made earnestly of the churchG1577 unto GodG2316 for him. 6And whenG3753 HerodG2264 wasG1510 about to bringG4254 him forth, the sameG846 nightG3571 PeterG4074 wasG1510 sleepingG2837 between twoG1417 soldiersG4757, boundG1210 with twoG1417 chainsG254: and guardsG5441 before the doorG2374 keptG5083 the prisonG5438. 7And beholdG2400, an angelG32 of the LordG2962 stoodG450 by him, and a lightG5457 shinedG2989 in the cell: and he smote PeterG4074 on the sideG4125, and awoke him, sayingG3004, RiseG450 up quickly. And his chainsG254 fell off from his handsG5495. 8And the angelG32 saidG3004 unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandalsG4547. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garmentG2440 about thee, and followG190 me. 9And he wentG1831 out, and followedG190; and he knew not that it wasG1510 trueG227 which wasG1510 done by the angelG32, but thoughtG1380 he sawG1492 a visionG3705. 10And when they were past the firstG4413 and the secondG1208 guard, they cameG2064 unto the ironG4603 gateG4439 that leadeth into the cityG4172; which openedG455 to them of its own accord: and they wentG1831 out, and passedG1330 on through oneG1520 streetG4505; and straightway the angelG32 departedG1831 from him. 11And when PeterG4074 was comeG1096 to himself, he saidG3004, NowG3568 I know of a truth, that the LordG2962 hath sent forthG1821 his angelG32 and delivered me out of the handG5495 of HerodG2264, and from all the expectationG4329 of the peopleG2992 of the JewsG2453. 12And when he had considered the thing, he cameG2064 to the houseG3614 of MaryG3137 the motherG3384 of JohnG2491 whose surname wasG1510 MarkG3138; whereG3757 manyG2425 wereG1510 gathered togetherG4867 and wereG1510 prayingG4336. 13And when he knockedG2925 at the doorG2374 of the gateG4440, a maid cameG4334 to answer, namedG3686 Rhoda. 14And when she knewG1921 Peter’s voiceG5456, she openedG455 not the gateG4440 for joyG5479, but ran in, and toldG518 that PeterG4074 stoodG2476 before the gateG4440. 15And they saidG3004 unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it wasG1510 even soG3779. And they saidG3004, It isG1510 his angelG32. 16But PeterG4074 continuedG1961 knockingG2925: and when they had openedG455, they sawG3708 him, and were amazed. 17But he, beckoning unto them with the handG5495 to hold their peace, declaredG518 unto them howG4459 the LordG2962 had brought him forthG1831 out of the prisonG5438. And he saidG3004, TellG3004 these thingsG3778 unto JamesG2385, and to the brethren. And he departedG1831, and wentG1831 to another placeG5117. 18NowG1161 as soon as it wasG1510 dayG2250, there wasG1510 no smallG3641 stir among the soldiersG4757, what wasG1510 becomeG1096 of PeterG4074. 19And when HerodG2264 had soughtG1934 for him, and foundG2147 him not, he examined the guardsG5441, and commandedG2753 that they should be put to death. And he went downG2718 from Judæa to Cæsarea, and tarried there.

20NowG1161 he wasG1510 highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with oneG3661 accordG3661 to him, and, having made Blastus the king’sG935 chamberlain their friend, they askedG154 for peaceG1515, because their countryG5561 wasG1510 fedG5142 from the king’sG935 countryG5561. 21And upon a set dayG2250 HerodG2264 arrayed himself in royalG937 apparelG2066, and satG2523 on the throne, and made an oration unto them. 22And the people shouted, saying, The voiceG5456 of a godG2316, and not of a manG444. 23And immediatelyG3916 an angelG32 of the LordG2962 smote him, because he gaveG1325 not GodG2316 the gloryG1391: and he was eaten of worms, and gaveG1325 up the ghost.

24But the wordG3056 of GodG2316 grewG837 and multipliedG4129.

25And BarnabasG921 and SaulG4569 returnedG5290 from JerusalemG2419, when they had fulfilled their ministration, takingG4838 with them JohnG2491 whose surname was MarkG3138.