44:012:002 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
44:012:003 And because he saw it pleased the Jews,
he proceeded further
to
take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened
bread.)
44:012:004 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.
44:012:005 Peter therefore was kept in prison:
but prayer was made
without
ceasing of the church unto God for him.
44:012:006 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.
44:012:007 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.
44:012:008 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.
44:012:009 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.
44:012:010 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.
44:012:011 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.
44:012:012 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.
44:012:013 And as Peter knocked at the door of the
gate, a damsel came to
hearken,
named Rhoda.
44:012:014 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.
44:012:015 And they said unto her, Thou art mad.
But she constantly
affirmed
that it was even so. Then said they, It is his
angel.
44:012:016 But Peter continued knocking: and
when they had opened the
door,
and saw him, they were astonished.
44:012:017 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.


