Acts 12:14-25

14When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she did not open the gate, but ran back in and told them that Peter was standing at the gate.

15But they said to her, “You’ve lost your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was Peter, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!”

16Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.

17He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell James and the brothers these things,” and then he left and went to another place.

18At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.

19When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

20Now Herod was having an angry quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they joined together and presented themselves before him. And after convincing Blastus, the king’s personal assistant, to help them, they asked for peace, because their country’s food supply was provided by the king’s country.

21On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.

22But the crowd began to shout, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

24But the word of God kept on increasing and multiplying.

25So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing along with them John Mark.