Acts 12:5–18

⁵Peter therefore was kept in prison: but ^||prayer was made without ceasing ^kof the church unto God for him. ⁶And when ^aHerod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with ^ltwo chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. ⁷And, behold, ^mthe angel of the Lord ⁿcame upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and ^ohe smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. ⁸And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and ^pbind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. ⁹And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought ^qhe saw ^ra vision. ¹⁰When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; ^swhich opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. ¹¹And when Peter was ^tcome to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent ^uhis angel, and ^whath delivered me out of the hand of ^aHerod, and from all ^xthe expectation of the people of the Jews. ¹²And when he had ^yconsidered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of ^zJohn, whose surname was ^aMark; where many were gathered together ^bpraying.

¹³And as Peter knocked at the door of ^cthe gate, ^da damsel came ^||to hearken, named Rhoda. ¹⁴And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not ^cthe gate ^efor gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before ^cthe gate. ¹⁵And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she ^fconstantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is ^ghis angel. ¹⁶But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished. ¹⁷But he, ^hbeckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto ⁱJames, and to ^kthe brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. ¹⁸Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.