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Act 12:7 — 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.

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

the angel	Act 12:23; Act 5:19; Act 10:30; Act 27:23,24; 1Ki 19:5,7; Psa 34:7; Psa 37:32,33; Isa 37:30; Dan 6:22; Hbr 1:14
and a	Act 9:3; 2Sa 22:29; Eze 43:2; Mic 7:9; Hab 3:4,11; Rev 18:1
Arise	Gen 19:15,16; Isa 60:1; Eph 5:14
And his	The two chains with which his hands were fastened to those of the two soldiers between whom he slept. This, it appears, was the Roman method of securing a prisoner, and seems to be what is intimated in Act 12:6. Act 12:6; Act 2:24; Act 16:26; Psa 105:18-20; Psa 107:14; Psa 116:16; Psa 142:6,7; Psa 146:7; Dan 3:24,25