Acts 12

1NowG1161 aboutG2596 thatG1565 timeG3588G2540 HerodG2264 the kingG3588G935 stretched forthG1911 his handsG3588G5495 to vexG2559 certainG5100 ofG575 the AssemblyG3588G1577. 2AndG1161 he killedG337 JamesG2385 the brotherG3588G80 of JohnG2491 with the swordG3162. 3AndG2532 becauseG3754 he sawG3708 it pleasedG701 the JewsG2453, he proceeded furtherG4369 to takeG4815 PeterG4074 alsoG2532. (ThenG1161 wereG1510 the daysG2250 of unleavened breadG106.) 4AndG2532 whenG3739 he had apprehended himG4084, he putG5087 him inG1519 prisonG5438, and deliveredG3860 him to fourG5064 quaternionsG5069 of soldiersG4757 to keepG5442 himG846; intendingG1014 afterG3326 the PassoverG3957 to bringG321 himG846 forthG321 to the peopleG3588G2992. 5PeterG4074 thereforeG3767 was keptG5083 inG1722 prisonG3588G5438: butG1161 prayerG4335 wasG1510 madeG1096 without ceasingG1618 ofG5259 the AssemblyG3588G1577 untoG4314 GodG3588G2316 forG5228 himG846. 6AndG1161 whenG3753 HerodG3588G2264 wouldG3195 have broughtG4254 himG846 forthG4254, the sameG1565 nightG3588G3571 PeterG3588G4074 wasG1510 sleepingG2837 betweenG3342 twoG1417 soldiersG4757, boundG1210 with twoG1417 chainsG254: andG5037 the keepersG5441 beforeG4253 the doorG3588G2374 keptG5083 the prisonG3588G5438. 7AndG2532, beholdG3708, the angelG32 of the LordG2962 came uponG2186 him, andG2532 a lightG5457 shinedG2989 inG1722 the prisonG3588G3612: andG1161 he smoteG3960 PeterG3588G4074 on the sideG3588G4125, and raisedG1453 himG846 upG1453, sayingG3004, AriseG450 upG1722 quicklyG5034. AndG2532 hisG846 chainsG3588G254 fell offG1601 fromG1537 his handsG3588G5495. 8AndG5037 the angelG3588G32 saidG3004 untoG4314 himG846, Gird thyselfG4024, andG2532 bind onG5265 thyG4771 sandalsG3588G4547. AndG1161 soG3779 he didG4160. AndG2532 he saithG3004 unto himG846, CastG4016 thyG4771 garmentG3588G2440 about theeG4016, andG2532 followG190 meG1473. 9AndG2532 he went outG1831, and followedG190 himG846; andG2532 wistG1492 notG3756 thatG3754 it wasG1510 trueG227 which was doneG1096 byG1223 the angelG3588G32; butG1161 thoughtG1380 he sawG991 a visionG3705. 10WhenG1161 they were pastG1330 the firstG4413 andG2532 the secondG1208 wardG5438, they cameG2064 untoG1909 the ironG4603 gateG3588G4439 that leadethG5342 untoG1519 the cityG3588G4172; whichG3748 openedG455 to themG846 of his own accordG844: andG2532 they went outG1831, and passed on throughG4281 oneG1520 streetG4505; andG2532 forthwithG2112 the angelG3588G32 departedG868 fromG575 himG846. 11And whenG2532 PeterG3588G4074 was comeG1096 toG1722 himselfG1438, he saidG3004, NowG3568 I knowG1492 of a suretyG230, thatG3754 the LordG2962 hath sentG1821 hisG846 angelG3588G32, andG2532 hath deliveredG1807 meG1473 out ofG1537 the handG5495 of HerodG2264, andG2532 from allG3956 the expectationG3588G4329 of the peopleG3588G2992 of the JewsG2453. 12AndG5037 when he had consideredG4894 the thing, he cameG2064 toG1909 the houseG3588G3614 of MaryG3137 the motherG3588G3384 of JohnG2491, whose surname wasG1941 MarkG3138; whereG3757 manyG2425 wereG1510 gathered togetherG4867 prayingG4336. 13And asG1161 PeterG3588G4074 knockedG2925 at the doorG3588G2374 of the gateG3588G4440, a damselG3814 cameG4334 to hearkenG5219, namedG3686 RhodaG4498. 14AndG2532 when she knewG1921 Peter’sG3588G4074 voiceG3588G5456, she openedG455 notG3756 the gateG3588G4440 forG575 gladnessG3588G5479, butG1161 ran inG1532, and toldG518 howG2476 PeterG3588G4074 stoodG2476 beforeG4253 the gateG3588G4440. 15AndG1161 they saidG3004 untoG4314 herG846, Thou art madG3105. ButG1161 she constantly affirmedG1340 that it wasG2192 even soG3779. ThenG1161 said theyG3004, It isG1510 hisG846 angelG3588G32. 16ButG1161 PeterG4074 continuedG1961 knockingG2925: andG1161 when they had openedG455 the door, and sawG3708 himG846, they were astonishedG1839. 17ButG1161 he, beckoningG2678 unto themG846 with the handG3588G5495 to hold their peaceG4601, declaredG1334 unto themG846 howG4459 the LordG3588G2962 had broughtG1806 himG846 out ofG1537 the prisonG3588G5438. AndG1161 he saidG3004, Go shewG518 these thingsG3778 unto JamesG2385, andG2532 to the brethrenG3588G80. AndG2532 he departedG1831, and wentG4198 intoG1519 anotherG2087 placeG5117. 18NowG1161 as soon as it wasG1096 dayG2250, there wasG1510 noG3756 smallG3641 stirG5017 amongG1722 the soldiersG3588G4757, whatG5101 was becomeG1096 of PeterG3588G4074. 19AndG1161 when HerodG2264 had soughtG1934 for himG846, andG2532 found himG2147 notG3361, he examinedG350 the keepersG3588G5441, and commanded thatG2753 they should be put to deathG520. AndG2532 he went downG2718 fromG575 JudæaG3588G2449 toG1519 CæsareaG3588G2542, andG1304 there abodeG1304.

20AndG1161 HerodG3588G2264 wasG1510 highly displeasedG2371 with them of TyreG5183 andG2532 SidonG4606: butG1161 they cameG3918 with one accordG3661 toG4314 himG846, andG2532, having madeG3982 BlastusG986 the king’sG3588G935 chamberlainG3588G2846 their friendG3982, desiredG154 peaceG1515; becauseG1223 theirG846 countryG3588G5561 was nourishedG3588G5142 byG575 the king’sG3588G937 country. 21AndG1161 upon a setG5002 dayG2250 HerodG3588G2264, arrayed inG1746 royalG937 apparelG2066, satG2523 uponG1909 his throneG3588G968, and made an orationG1215 untoG4314 themG846. 22AndG1161 the peopleG1218 gave a shoutG2019, saying, It is the voiceG5456 of a godG2316, andG2532 notG3756 of a manG444. 23AndG1161 immediatelyG3916 the angelG32 of the LordG2962 smoteG3960 himG846, becauseG473 he gaveG1325 notG3756 GodG3588G2316 the gloryG3588G1391: andG2532 he wasG1096 eaten of wormsG4662, and gave up the ghostG1634. 24

ButG1161 the wordG3056 of GodG3588G2316 grewG837 andG2532 multipliedG4129. 25AndG1161 BarnabasG921 andG2532 SaulG4569 returnedG5290 fromG1537 JerusalemG2419, when they had fulfilledG4137 their ministryG3588G1248, andG2532 took with themG4838 JohnG2491, whose surname wasG1941 MarkG3138.