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Herod Kills James and Imprisons Peter
12 Now at that time, Herod the king laid hands on some of those from the church to harm them.[fn] 2 So he executed James the brother of John with a sword. 3 And when he[fn] saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (Now this was during the feast[fn] of Unleavened Bread.) 4 After he[fn] had arrestedhim,[fn] he also puthim[fn] in prison, handinghim[fn] over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending to bring himout for public trial[fn] after the Passover. 5 Thus Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer was fervently being made to God by the church for him.
Peter Rescued by an Angel
6 Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were watching the prison. 7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood near him,[fn] and a light shone in the prison cell. And striking Peter’s side, he woke him up, saying, “Get upquickly!”[fn] And his chains fell off ofhis[fn] hands. 8 And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and put on your sandals!” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me!” 9 And he went out and[fn] was followinghim.[fn] And he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but was thinkinghe was seeing a vision. 10 And after they[fn] had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened for them by itself, and they went outand[fn] went forwardalong one narrow street, and at once the angel departed from him.
11 And when[fn] Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know truly that the Lord has sent out his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and allthat the Jewish people expected!”[fn] 12 And when he[fn] realizedthis,[fn] he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John (who is also called Mark), where manypeople were gathered together and were praying. 13 And when[fn] he knocked at the door of the gateway, a female slavenamed[fn] Rhoda came up to answer. 14 And recognizing Peter’s voice, because of her[fn] joy she did not open the gate, but ran inand[fn] announcedthat Peter was standing at the gate. 15 But they said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting[fn] it was so. And they kept saying,[fn] “It is his angel!” 16 But Peter was continuing to knock, and when they[fn] openedthe door[fn] they saw him and were astonished. 17 But motioning to them with his[fn] hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Report thesethings to James and to the brothers,” and he departed and[fn] went to another place.
18 Now when[fn] day came, there was not a little commotion among the soldiersas to what then had become of Peter. 19 And when[fn] Herod had searched for him and did not findhim,[fn] he questioned the guardsand[fn] orderedthat they be led away to execution. And he came down from Judea to Caesarea and[fn] stayedthere.
Herod’s Gruesome Death
20 Now he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. So they came to him with one purpose, and after[fn] persuading Blastus,the king’s chamberlain,[fn] they asked for peace, because their country was supported with food from the king’s country. 21 So on an appointed day Herod, after[fn] putting on royal clothing and sitting down on the judgment seat, began to deliver a public address to them. 22 But the people began to call out loudly,[fn] “The voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down because[fn] he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by wormsand[fn] died. 24 But the word of God kept on increasing[fn] and multiplying.
25 So Barnabas and Saul returned to[fn] Jerusalemwhen they[fn] had completedtheir[fn] service, having taken along withthem[fn] John (who is also called Mark).
?:? *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
?:? *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
?:? Literally “now these were the days”
?:? *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had arrested”) which is understood as temporal
?:? Literally “whom”
?:? *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
?:? *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
?:? Literally “to the people”
?:? *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
?:? Literally “with quickness”
?:? *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
?:? *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went out”) has been translated as a finite verb
?:? *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
?:? *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had passed”) which is understood as temporal
?:? *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went out”) has been translated as a finite verb
?:? *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
?:? Literally “the expectation of the people of the Jews”
?:? *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“realized”) which is understood as temporal
?:? *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
?:? *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“knocked”)
?:? Literally “by name”
?:? *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
?:? *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“ran in”) has been translated as a finite verb
?:? *This imperfect verb is translated as an iterative imperfect (“kept insisting”)
?:? *This imperfect verb is translated as an iterative imperfect (“kept saying”)
?:? *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“opened”) which is understood as temporal
?:? *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
?:? *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
?:? *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“departed”) has been translated as a finite verb
?:? *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”)
?:? *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had searched for”) which is understood as temporal
?:? *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
?:? *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“questioned”) has been translated as a finite verb
?:? *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came down”) has been translated as a finite verb
?:? *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“persuading”) which is understood as temporal
?:? Literally “the one over the bedroom of the king”
?:? *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“putting on”) which is understood as temporal
?:? *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to call out loudly”)
?:? Literally “in return for which”
?:? *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“was”) has been translated as a finite verb
?:? *This imperfect verb has been translated as customary (“kept on increasing”)
?:? Some manuscripts read “from”
?:? *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had completed”) which is understood as temporal
?:? *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
?:? *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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