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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 BLB</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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">BLB</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="/berean/acts/12.htm" width="100%" height="32" 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">Berean Literal Bible</div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">James Killed, Peter Imprisoned</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now at that time, Herod the king put forth the hands to mistreat some of those of the church. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And he put to death James the brother of John with the sword. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to take Peter also—now these were the days of the Unleavened <i>Bread</i>— <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>whom also, having seized, he put in prison, having delivered <i>him</i> to four sets of four soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. </p><p class="hdg">The Rescue of Peter</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>So indeed Peter was kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was being made to God by the church concerning him. </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And when Herod was about to bring him forth, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains, and guards before the door were watching the prison. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And behold, an angel of <i>the</i> Lord stood by, and a light shone in the cell. And having struck Peter’s side, he woke him up, saying, “Rise up in haste.” And his chains fell off the hands. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself about, and put on your sandals.” And He did so. And he says to him, “Wrap around <i>you</i> your cloak and follow me.” </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And having gone forth, he was following, and he did not know that what is happening by means of the angel is real, but he was thinking he saw a vision. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And having passed through a first and a second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them by itself. And having gone out, they went on through one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And having come to himself, Peter said, “Now I know truly that the Lord has sent forth His angel and delivered me out of <i>the</i> hand of Herod and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.” </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And having considered <i>it</i>, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who is called Mark, where there were many having gathered together and praying. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And of him having knocked <i>at</i> the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And having recognized Peter’s voice, from joy she did not open the gate, but having run in, she reported Peter to be standing before the gate. </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But they said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting <i>it</i> to be so. And they kept saying, “It is his angel.” </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>But Peter continued knocking. And having opened <i>it</i>, they saw him and were amazed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And having made a sign to them with the hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to James and to the brothers.” And having gone out, he went to another place. </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Now day having come, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers what then has become <i>of</i> Peter. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And Herod having sought after him and not having found <i>him</i>, having examined the guards, commanded <i>them</i> to be led away <i>to death</i>. And having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed <i>there</i>. </p><p class="hdg">The Death of Herod</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Now he had been furiously angry with <i>the</i> Tyrians and Sidonians, and they came to him with one accord. And having gained Blastus, who <i>was</i> over the bedchamber of the king, they were seeking peace because of their region being nourished by the king’s. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Now on the appointed day Herod, having put on <i>the</i> royal apparel and having sat on the throne, was making an address to them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And the people were crying out, “<i>This is the</i> voice of a god and not of a man!” </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And immediately an angel of <i>the</i> Lord struck him in return for that he did not give the glory to God. And having been eaten by worms, he breathed his last. </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>But the word of God continued to grow and to multiply. </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/12-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And Barnabas and Saul returned, having fulfilled the mission to Jerusalem,<span class="fn"><a href="#fna" title="NE and TR ‘had fulfilled their mission, they returned from Jerusalem,’">a</a></span> having taken with <i>them</i> John the <i>one</i> having been called Mark.<A name="fn"><br /><br /></p><A name="fna"></a><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnote">NE and TR <i>had fulfilled their mission, they returned from Jerusalem,</i></span><br /><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible<br /><a href="//berean.bible">www.Berean.Bible</a><br /><br /><a href="//literalbible.com">Berean Literal Bible (BLB)</a><br />© 2016 by <a href="//biblehub.com">Bible Hub</a> and <a href="//berean.bible">Berean.Bible</a><br />Used by Permission. 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