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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Acts 12 Worrell New Testament</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/acts/12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/acts/12-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">WOR</a> > Acts 12</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../acts/11.htm" title="Acts 11">◄</a> Acts 12 <a href="../acts/13.htm" title="Acts 13">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Worrell New Testament</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/acts/12-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">James Killed, Peter Imprisoned<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now about that time Herod the king put forth <i>his</i> bands to harm some of the assembly. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And he slew James, the brother of John, with the sword; <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>and, seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And <i>then</i> were the days of unleavened bread. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And, having seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending, after the passover, to bring him up to the people.<p> <A name="6"></a><p class="hdg">The Rescue of Peter<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Peter, therefore, was kept in the prison; but prayer was being earnestly made by the assembly to God in his behalf.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And, when Herod was about to bring him forth, in that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and guards before the door were keeping the prison. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And, behold, an angel of the Lord stood by <i>him</i>, and a light shined in the cell; and, smiting the side of Peter, he raised him up, saying, "Rise up quickly!" And his chains fell off from his hands. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And the angel said to him, "Gird yourself, and bind on your sandals." And he did so. And he says to him, "Cast your garment around you, and follow me." <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And, going forth, he was following <i>him</i>; and he knew not that it was true, which was being done by the angel, but was thinking that he saw a vision. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And, having passed <i>the</i> first and second watch; they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and, going out, they passed on through one street, and straightway the angel departed from him. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And Peter, having come to himself, said, "Now I know truly that the Lord sent forth His angel, and delivered me out of Herod's hand, and <i>from</i> all the expectation of the people of the Jews. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And, having considered <i>it</i>, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who is surnamed Mark; where many were gathered together and were praying. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And, when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came near to answer, Rhoda by name. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And, recognizing the voice of Peter, she opened not the gate for joy; but, running in, she told them that Peter was standing before the gate. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And they said to her, "You are mad!" But she kept confidently affirming that it was so. And they said, "It is his angel" <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>But Peter continued knocking; and, opening, they saw him, and were amazed. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>But, beckoning to them with <i>his</i> hand to be silent, he declared to them, how the Lord brought him forth out of the prison. And he Said, "Declare these things to James, and to the brethren." And, going forth, he went to another place.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And, when it became day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what, consequently, became of Peter. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And Herod, having sought for him, and not finding <i>him</i>, having examined the guards, ordered that they be led away <i>to death</i>. And, going down from Judaea to Caesarea, he tarried <i>there</i>.<p> <A name="21"></a><p class="hdg">The Death of Herod<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Now he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians; 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 being maintained by <i>that of</i> the king. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And, on a set day, Herod, having put on royal apparel, and seating himself on the judgment seat, made a speech to them. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And the people were shouting, "<i>It is</i> the voice of a god, and not of a man!" <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give God the glory; and, having been eaten by worms, he expired.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>But the word of God was growing, and multiplying.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And Barnabus and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled their ministry, taking with them John who was surnamed Mark.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Worrell New Testament (1904)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../acts/11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../acts/13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>