1 Now at that time, Herod the king put forth the hands to mistreat some of those from the church. VP
2 And he put to death James the brother of John with the sword. VP
3 And having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he added to seize Peter also—now they were the days of the Unleavened— VP
4 whom also, having arrested, he put in prison, having delivered [him] to four sets of four soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. VP
5 Therefore indeed Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer was fervently being made to God by the church concerning him. VP
6 And when Herod was about to bring him forth, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains, and guards before the door were keeping the prison. VP
7 And behold, an angel of [the] Lord stood by, and a light shone in the cell. And having struck Peter’s side, he woke him up, saying, “Rise up in haste.” And his chains fell off the hands. VP
8 And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and bind on your sandals.” And he did so. And he says to him, “Wrap around [you] your garment and follow me.” VP
9 And having gone out, he was following, and he did not know that what is happening through the angel is true, but he was thinking he saw a vision. VP
10 And having passed through a first and a second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them by itself. And having gone out, they went on through one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. VP
11 And Peter, having come to himself, said, “Now I know truly that the Lord sent forth His angel and delivered me out of [the] hand of Herod and of all the expectation of the people of the Jews.” VP
12 And having considered, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John who is called Mark, where there were many gathered together and praying. VP
13 And he having knocked [at] the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to listen. VP
14 And having recognized Peter’s voice, from joy she did not open the gate, but having run in, she reported Peter to be standing before the gate. VP
15 And they said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she was insisting [it] to be so. And they were saying, “It is his angel.” VP
16 But Peter continued knocking. And having opened, they saw him and were amazed. VP
17 And having motioned to them with the hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and to the brothers.” And having gone out, he went to another place. VP
18 Now day having come, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers [as to] what then was become of Peter. VP
19 And Herod, having sought after him and not having found [him], having examined the guards, commanded [them] to be led away. And having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, was staying [there]. VP
20 Now he was furiously angry with [the] Tyrians and Sidonians, and with one accord they came to him. And having gained Blastus, who [was] over the bedchamber of the king, they were requesting peace, because of their region being nourished from the king’s. VP
21 Now on the appointed day Herod, having put on royal apparel and having sat on the throne, was making an address to them. VP
22 And the people were crying out, “[The] voice of a god and not of a man!” VP
23 And immediately an angel of [the] Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God. And having been eaten by worms, he breathed his last. VP
24 But the word of God was growing and multiplying. VP
25 And Barnabas and Saul returned, having fulfilled the ministry to Jerusalem, having taken with [them] John, the [one] having been called Mark. VP