Acts 12 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

An Angel Frees Peter from Prison

1 Now ^G1161 about ^G2596 that time ^G2540 [fn]Herod ^G2264 the king ^G935 laid ^G1911 hands ^G5495 on ^G1911 some ^G5100 who ^G3588 belonged ^G575 to the church ^G1577 in order to harm ^G2559 them.

2 And he had James ^G2385 the brother ^G80 of John ^G2491 put ^G337 to death ^G337 with a sword ^G3162. 3 And when he saw ^G3708 that it pleased ^G701 the Jews ^G2453, he proceeded ^G4369 to arrest ^G4815 Peter ^G4074 also ^G2532. Now ^G1161 [fn]it was during the days ^G2250 of Unleavened ^G106 Bread. 4 When he had seized ^G4084 him, he put ^G5087 him in prison ^G5438, delivering ^G3860 him to four ^G5064 [fn]squads ^G5069 of soldiers ^G4757 to guard ^G5442 him, intending ^G1014 after ^G3326 the Passover ^G3957 to bring ^G321 him out ^G321 before the people ^G2992. 5 So ^G3767 Peter ^G4074 was kept ^G5083 in the prison ^G5438, but prayer ^G4335 for him was being ^G1096 made ^G1096 fervently ^G1619 by the church ^G1577 to God ^G2316.

6 Now on [fn]the very ^G1565 night ^G3571 when ^G3753 Herod ^G2264 was ^G3195 about ^G3195 to ^G3195 bring ^G4254 him forward ^G4254, Peter ^G4074 was sleeping ^G2837 between ^G3342 two ^G1417 soldiers ^G4757, bound ^G1210 with two ^G1417 chains ^G254, and guards ^G5441 in front ^G4253 of the door ^G2374 were watching ^G5083 over ^G5083 the prison ^G5438. 7 And behold ^G2400, an angel ^G32 of the Lord ^G2962 suddenly appeared ^G2186 and a light ^G5457 shone ^G2989 in the cell ^G3612; and he struck ^G3960 Peter’s ^G4074 side ^G4125 and woke ^G1453 him up ^G1453, saying ^G3004, “Rise ^G450 up ^G450 quickly ^G5034.” And his chains ^G254 fell ^G1601 off ^G1601 his hands ^G5495. 8 And the angel ^G32 said ^G3004 to him, “Gird ^G2224 yourself and [fn]put ^G5265 on your sandals ^G4547.” And he did ^G4160 so ^G3779. And he *said ^G3004 to him, “Wrap ^G4016 your garment ^G2440 around ^G4016 yourself and follow ^G190 me.” 9 And he went ^G1831 out ^G1831 and continued to follow ^G190, and he did not know ^G6063 that what was being ^G1096 done ^G1096 by the angel ^G32 was real ^G227, but was thinking ^G1380 he was seeing ^G991 a vision ^G3705. 10 And when they had passed ^G1330 the first ^G4413 and second ^G1208 guard ^G5438 posts ^G5438, they came ^G2064 to the iron ^G4603 gate ^G4439 that leads ^G5342 into the city ^G4172, which ^G3748 opened ^G455 for them by ^G844 itself ^G844; and they went ^G1831 out ^G1831 and went ^G4281 along ^G4281 one ^G1520 street ^G4505, and immediately ^G2112 the angel ^G32 departed ^G868 from him. 11 When Peter ^G4074 came ^G1096 [fn]to himself ^G1438, he said ^G3004, “Now ^G3568 truly ^G230 I know ^G6063 that the Lord ^G2962 has sent ^G1821 His angel ^G32 and rescued ^G1807 me from the hand ^G5495 of Herod ^G2264 and from all ^G3956 [fn]that the Jewish ^G2453 people ^G2992 were expecting ^G4329.” 12 And when he realized ^G4894 this, he went ^G2064 to the house ^G3614 of Mary ^G3137, the mother ^G3384 of John ^G2491 who was also called ^G1941 Mark ^G3138, where ^G3757 many ^G2425 were gathered ^G4867 together ^G4867 and were praying ^G4336. 13 And when he knocked ^G2925 at the door ^G2374 of the gate ^G4440, a servant-girl ^G3814 named ^G3686 Rhoda ^G4498 came ^G4334 to answer ^G5219. 14 And when she recognized ^G1921 Peter’s ^G4074 voice ^G5456, because ^G575 of her joy ^G5479 she did not open ^G455 the gate ^G4440. But she ran ^G1532 in ^G1532 and reported ^G518 that Peter ^G4074 was standing ^G2476 in front ^G4253 of the gate ^G4440. 15 And they said ^G3004 to her, “You are ^G3105 out ^G3105 of ^G3105 your mind ^G3105!” But she kept insisting ^G1340 that it was so ^G3779. They kept saying ^G3004, “It is his angel ^G32.” 16 But Peter ^G4074 continued ^G1961 knocking ^G2925, and when they opened ^G455 the door, they saw ^G3708 him and were astounded ^G1839. 17 But motioning ^G2678 to them with his hand ^G5495 to be silent ^G4601, he recounted ^G1334 to them how ^G4459 the Lord ^G2962 had led ^G1806 him out ^G1806 of the prison ^G5438. And he said ^G3004, “Report ^G518 these ^G3778 things ^G3778 to James ^G2385 and the brothers ^G80.” Then ^G2532 he left ^G1831 and went ^G4198 to another ^G2087 place ^G5117.

18 Now ^G1161 when day ^G2250 came ^G1096, there was no ^G3756 small ^G3641 disturbance ^G5017 among ^G1722 the soldiers ^G4757 as to what ^G5101 [fn]had become ^G1096 of Peter ^G4074. 19 And when Herod ^G2264 had searched ^G1934 for ^G1934 him and had not found ^G2147 him, he examined ^G350 the guards ^G5441 and ordered ^G2753 that they be led ^G520 away ^G520 to execution. Then ^G1161 he went ^G2718 down ^G2718 from Judea ^G2449 to Caesarea ^G2542 and was spending ^G1304 time ^G1304 there.

The Death of Herod

20 Now ^G1161 he was very ^G2371 angry ^G2371 with the people of Tyre ^G5183 and Sidon ^G4606; and with one ^G3661 accord ^G3661 they came ^G3918 to him, and having won ^G3982 over ^G3982 Blastus ^G986 the king’s ^G935 chamberlain ^G1909 G2846, they were asking ^G154 for peace ^G1515, because ^G1223 their country ^G5561 was fed ^G5142 by the king’s ^G937 country.

21 And on an appointed ^G5002 day ^G2250 Herod ^G2264, having put ^G1746 on his royal ^G937 apparel ^G2066 and sitting ^G2523 on the judgment ^G968 seat ^G968, began delivering ^G1215 an ^G1215 address ^G1215 to them. 22 And the assembly ^G1218 kept crying ^G2019 out, “The voice ^G5456 of a god ^G2316 and not of a man ^G444!” 23 And immediately ^G3916 an angel ^G32 of the [fn]Lord ^G2962 struck ^G3960 him because ^G473 G3739 he did not give ^G1325 God ^G2316 the glory ^G1391, and he was eaten ^G4662 by ^G4662 worms ^G4662 and breathed ^G1634 his ^G1634 last ^G1634.

24 But the word ^G3056 of the Lord ^G2962 continued to grow ^G837 and to be multiplied ^G4129.

25 And Barnabas ^G921 and Saul ^G4569 [fn]returned ^G5290 [fn]to Jerusalem ^G2419, fulfilling ^G4137 their ministry ^G1248, taking ^G4838 along ^G4838 with them John ^G2491, who was also called ^G1941 Mark ^G3138.