'About1that2time5Herod7the8king9laid6violent12hands11on some13who14belonged to15the16church.17 He killed1James3the4brother5of John6with the sword,7 and2when he saw1that3it pleased45the6Jews,7he proceeded8to arrest9Peter11also.10This was12duringthe14days15of Unleavened Bread.17 And2when he had seized3him,1he put4himin5prison,6delivering [him] over7to four8squads9of soldiers10to guard11him,12intending13after14the15Passover16to bring17him18out17to the19people.20 So3Peter4was kept5in6prison,8but10earnest12prayer9for20him21was11made13to17God19by14the15church.16 Now2when1Herod7was about3to bring4him5out,4on that8very10night,9Peter13was sleeping14between15two16soldiers,17bound18with two20chains,19and22sentries21before23the24door25were guarding26the27prison.28 And1behold,2an angel3of the Lord4stood next5to him,and6a light7shone8in9the10cell.11He struck12Peter17on the14side15andwoke18him,19saying,20“Get up21quickly.”2223And24the27chains28fell off25his26hands.31 And2the3angel4said1to5him,6“[Dress] yourself7and8put on9your12sandals.”11And14he did13so.15And16he said17to him,18“Wrap19your22cloak21around you19and23follow24me.”25 And1he went out2andfollowed3him.He did6not5know6that7what was being done1011by12the13angel14was9real,8but16thought15he wasseeing18a vision.17 When they had passed1the first3and5the second6guard,4they came7to8the9iron12gate10leading14into15the16city.17It18opened20for them21of its own accord,19and22they went out23andwent along24one26street,25and27immediately28the30angel31left29him.33 When6Peter3came6to4himself,5he said,7“Now8I am9sure10that11the13Lord14has sent12his17angel16and18rescued19me20from21the hand22of Herod23and24fromall25thatthe28Jewish31people29wereexpecting.”27 When he realized1this,he went3to4the5house6of Mary,8the9mother10of John11whose other name was13Mark,14where15many17were16gathered together18and19were praying.20 And2when1he3knocked at1the4door5of the6gateway,7a servant girl9named11Rhoda12came8to answer.10 Recognizing2Peter’s6voice,4in7herjoy9she did11not10open11the12gate13but15ran in14andreported16thatPeter19was standing17at20the21gate.22 They1said5to3her,4“You are out of your mind.”6But8she7kept insisting9that itwas11so,10and13they12kept saying,14“It15is17his18angel!”16 But2Peter3continued4knocking,5and7when they opened,6they saw8him9and10were amazed.11 But2motioning1to them3with [his]4hand5to be silent,6he described7to them8how9the10Lord11had brought13him12out of14the15prison.16And18he said,17“Tell19these things24to James20and21to the22brothers.”23Then25he departed26andwent27to28another29place.30 Now2when1day3came,1there was4no6little7disturbance5among8the9soldiers10overwhat11had become of15Peter.14 And2after3Herod1searched for3him4and5did7not6find7him,he examined8the9sentries10andordered11that theyshould be put to death.12Then13he went down14from15Judea17to18Caesarea19andspent time20there. Now2Herodwas1angry3with the people of Tyre4and5Sidon,6and8they came9to10him11with one accord,7and12having persuaded13Blastus,14the19king’s20chamberlain,18they asked for21peace,22because2324their26country28depended25on29the30king’s [country]31for food.25 On an appointed1day3Herod5put on6hisroyal8robes,7took [his] seat10upon11the12throne,13anddelivered an oration14to15them.16 And2the1people3were shouting,4“The voice6of a god,5and7not8of a man!”9 Immediately1an angel5of the Lord6struck3him4down,3because78he did10not9give10God14the11glory,12and15he was16eaten by worms17andbreathed his last.18 But2the1word3of God5increased6and7multiplied.8 And2Barnabas1and3Saul4returned5from6Jerusalem7when they had completed8[their]9service,10bringing with them11John,12whose other name was14Mark.15