12:1 Now
about
that
time
Herod
the
king
put
forth
his
hands
to
afflict
certain
of
the
church.
12:2 And
he
killed
James
the
brother
of
John
with
the
sword.
12:3 And
when
he
saw
that
it
pleased
the
Jews,
he
proceeded
to
seize
Peter
also.
And
[those]
were
the
days
of
unleavened
bread.
12:4 And
when
he
had
taken
him,
he
put
him
in
prison,
and
delivered
him
to
four
quaternions
of
soldiers
to
guard
him;
intending
after
the
Passover
to
bring
him
forth
to
the
people.
12:5 Peter
therefore
was
kept
in
the
prison:
but
prayer
was
made
earnestly
of
the
church
unto
God
for
him.
12:6 And
when
Herod
was
about
to
bring
him
forth,
the
same
night
Peter
was
sleeping
between
two
soldiers,
bound
with
two
chains:
and
guards
before
the
door
kept
the
prison.
12:7 And
behold,
an
angel
of
the
Lord
stood
by
him,
and
a
light
shined
in
the
cell:
and
he
smote
Peter
on
the
side,
and
awoke
him,
saying,
Rise
up
quickly.
And
his
chains
fell
off
from
his
hands.
12:8 And
the
angel
said
unto
him,
Gird
thyself,
and
bind
on
thy
sandals.
And
he
did
so.
And
he
saith
unto
him,
Cast
thy
garment
about
thee,
and
follow
me.
12:9 And
he
went
out,
and
followed;
and
he
knew
not
that
it
was
true
which
was
done
by
the
angel,
but
thought
he
saw
a
vision.
12:10 And
when
they
were
past
the
first
and
the
second
guard,
they
came
unto
the
iron
gate
that
leadeth
into
the
city;
which
opened
to
them
of
its
own
accord:
and
they
went
out,
and
passed
on
through
one
street;
and
straightway
the
angel
departed
from
him.
12:11 And
when
Peter
was
come
to
himself,
he
said,
Now
I
know
of
a
truth,
that
the
Lord
hath
sent
forth
his
angel
and
delivered
me
out
of
the
hand
of
Herod,
and
from
all
the
expectation
of
the
people
of
the
Jews.
12:12 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
and
were
praying.
12:13 And
when
he
knocked
at
the
door
of
the
gate,
a
maid
came
to
answer,
named
Rhoda.
12:14 And
when
she
knew
Peter's
voice,
she
opened
not
the
gate
for
joy,
but
ran
in,
and
told
that
Peter
stood
before
the
gate.
12:15 And
they
said
unto
her,
Thou
art
mad.
But
she
confidently
affirmed
that
it
was
even
so.
And
they
said,
It
is
his
angel.
12:16 But
Peter
continued
knocking:
and
when
they
had
opened,
they
saw
him,
and
were
amazed.
12:17 But
he,
beckoning
unto
them
with
the
hand
to
hold
their
peace,
declared
unto
them
how
the
Lord
had
brought
him
forth
out
of
the
prison.
And
he
said,
Tell
these
things
unto
James,
and
to
the
brethren.
And
he
departed,
and
went
to
another
place.
12:18 Now
as
soon
as
it
was
day,
there
was
no
small
stir
among
the
soldiers,
what
was
become
of
Peter.
12:19 And
when
Herod
had
sought
for
him,
and
found
him
not,
he
examined
the
guards,
and
commanded
that
they
should
be
put
to
death.
And
he
went
down
from
Judaea
to
Caesarea,
and
tarried
there.
12:20 Now
he
was
highly
displeased
with
them
of
Tyre
and
Sidon:
and
they
came
with
one
accord
to
him,
and,
having
made
Blastus
the
king's
chamberlain
their
friend,
they
asked
for
peace,
because
their
country
was
fed
from
the
king's
country.
12:21 And
upon
a
set
day
Herod
arrayed
himself
in
royal
apparel,
and
sat
on
the
throne,
and
made
an
oration
unto
them.
12:22 And
the
people
shouted,
[saying],
The
voice
of
a
god,
and
not
of
a
man.
12:23 And
immediately
an
angel
of
the
Lord
smote
him,
because
he
gave
not
God
the
glory:
and
he
was
eaten
of
worms,
and
gave
up
the
ghost.
12:24 But
the
word
of
God
grew
and
multiplied.
12:25 And
Barnabas
and
Saul
returned
from
Jerusalem,
when
they
had
fulfilled
their
ministration,
taking
with
them
John
whose
surname
was
Mark.
