 12:1 ¶
Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church. |
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 12:1 ¶
Nowº
aboutº
thatº
timeº
Herodº
theº
kingº
stretched forthºº
[his] handsº
to vexºº
certainº
ofº
theº
church.º |
 12:2
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. |
 12:2
Andº
he killedºº
Jamesº
theº
brotherº
of Johnº
with the sword.º |
 12:3
And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And [those] were the days of unleavened bread. |
 12:3
Andº
because he sawºº
itº
pleasedººº
theº
Jews,º
he proceeded furtherºº
to takeºº
Peterº
also.º
(Thenº
wereºº
the daysº
of unleavened bread.)º |
 12:4
And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people. |
 12:4
Andºº
when heº
had apprehendedºº
him, he putºº
[him] inº
prison,º
and deliveredºº
[him] to fourº
quaternionsº
of soldiersº
to keepºº
him;º
intendingºº
afterº
Easterº
to bringºº
himº
forthººº
to theº
people.º |
 12:5
Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him. |
 12:5
Peterºº
thereforeº
wasº
keptºº
inº
prison:º
butº
prayerº
wasºº
madeºº
without ceasingº
ofº
theº
churchº
untoº
Godº
forº
him.º |
 12:6
And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. |
 12:6
Andº
whenº
Herodº
wouldºº
have broughtºº
himº
forth,ººº
theº
sameº
nightº
Peterº
wasºº
sleepingºº
betweenº
twoº
soldiers,º
boundºº
with twoº
chains:º
andº
the keepersº
beforeº
theº
doorº
keptºº
theº
prison.º |
 12:7
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. |
 12:7
And,º
behold,ºº
the angelº
of the Lordº
came uponºº
[him], andº
a lightº
shinedºº
inº
theº
prison:º
andº
he smoteºº
Peterº
on theº
side,º
and raisedºº
himº
up,ººº
saying,ºº
Arise upºº
quickly.ºº
Andº
hisº
chainsº
fell offºº
fromº
[his] hands.º |
 12:8
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. |
 12:8
Andº
theº
angelº
saidºº
untoº
him,º
Gird thyself,ºº
andº
bindº
onºº
thyº
sandals.º
Andº
soº
he did.ºº
Andº
he saithºº
unto him,º
Castºº
thy garmentº
aboutºººº
thee,º
andº
followºº
me.º |
 12:9
And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision. |
 12:9
Andº
he went out,ºº
and followedºº
him;º
andº
wistºº
notº
thatº
it wasºº
trueº
whichº
was doneºº
byº
theº
angel;º
butº
thoughtºº
he sawºº
a vision.º |
 12:10
And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him. |
 12:10
Whenº
they were pastºº
the firstº
andº
the secondº
ward,º
they cameºº
untoº
theº
ironº
gateº
that leadethºº
untoº
theº
city;º
whichº
openedºº
to themº
of his own accord:º
andº
they went out,ºº
and passed onº
throughºº
oneº
street;º
andº
forthwithº
theº
angelº
departedºº
fromº
him.º |
 12:11
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. |
 12:11
Andº
when Peterº
was comeºº
toº
himself,º
he said,ºº
Nowº
I knowºº
of a surety,º
thatº
the Lordº
hath sentºº
hisºº
angel,º
andº
hath deliveredºº
meº
out ofº
the handº
of Herod,º
andº
[from] allº
theº
expectationº
of theº
peopleº
of theº
Jews.º |
 12:12
And when he had considered [the thing], he came to the house of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together and were praying. |
 12:12
Andº
when he had consideredºº
[the thing], he cameºº
toº
theº
houseº
of Maryº
theº
motherº
of John,º
whose surnameº
wasºº
Mark;º
whereº
manyº
wereºº
gathered togetherººº
praying.ººº |
 12:13
And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda. |
 12:13
Andº
as Peterº
knockedº
atºº
theº
doorº
of theº
gate,º
a damselº
cameºº
to hearken,ºº
namedº
Rhoda.º |
 12:14
And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate. |
 12:14
Andº
when she knewºº
Peter'sº
voice,º
she openedºº
notº
theº
gateº
forº
gladness,º
butº
ran in,ºº
and toldº
howºº
Peterº
stoodºº
beforeº
theº
gate.º |
 12:15
And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel. |
 12:15
Andº
theyº
saidºº
untoº
her,º
Thou art mad.ºº
Butº
sheº
constantly affirmedºº
that it wasºº
even so.º
Thenº
saidº
they,ººº
It isºº
hisº
angel.º |
 12:16
But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed. |
 12:16
Butº
Peterº
continuedºº
knocking:ºº
andº
when they had openedºº
[the door], and sawºº
him,ºº
they wereº
astonished.ºº |
 12:17
But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place. |
 12:17
Butº
he, beckoningºº
unto themº
with theº
handº
to hold their peace,ºº
declaredºº
unto themº
howº
theº
Lordº
had broughtºº
himº
out ofº
theº
prison.º
Andº
he said,ºº
Go shewºº
these thingsº
unto James,º
andº
to theº
brethren.º
Andº
he departed,ºº
and wentºº
intoº
anotherº
place.º |
 12:18
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. |
 12:18
Nowº
as soon as it wasºº
day,º
there wasºº
noº
smallº
stirº
amongº
theº
soldiers,º
whatºº
wasº
becomeºº
of Peter.º |
 12:19
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and tarried there. |
 12:19
Andº
whenºº
Herodº
had sought forºº
him,º
andº
foundº
himºº
not,º
he examinedºº
theº
keepers,º
and commandedºº
that [they] should be put to death.ºº
Andº
he went downºº
fromº
Judaeaº
toº
Caesarea,º
and [there] abode.ºº |
 12:20 ¶
Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: 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 fed from the king's country. |
 12:20 ¶
Andº
Herodº
wasºº
highly displeasedºº
with them of Tyreº
andº
Sidon:º
butº
they cameºº
with one accordºº
toº
him,º
and,º
having madeºº
Blastusº
the king'sº
chamberlainºº
their friend,ººººººº
desiredºº
peace;º
becauseº
theirº
countryº
was nourishedºº
byº
theº
king'sº
[country]. |
 12:21
And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them. |
 12:21
Andº
upon a setº
dayº
Herod,º
arrayedºº
in royalº
apparel,ºº
satºº
uponº
his throne,º
andº
made an orationºº
untoº
them.º |
 12:22
And the people shouted, [saying], The voice of a god, and not of a man. |
 12:22
Andº
theº
peopleº
gave a shout,ºº
[saying, It is] the voiceº
of a god,º
andº
notº
of a man.º |
 12:23
And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. |
 12:23
Andº
immediatelyº
the angelº
of the Lordº
smoteºº
him,º
becauseºº
he gaveºº
notº
Godº
theº
glory:º
andº
he wasºº
eaten of worms,º
and gave up the ghost.ºº |
 12:24 ¶
But the word of God grew and multiplied. |
 12:24 ¶
Butº
theº
wordº
of Godº
grewºº
andº
multiplied.ºº |
 12:25
And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark. |
 12:25
Andº
Barnabasº
andº
Saulº
returnedºº
fromº
Jerusalem,º
when they had fulfilledºº
[their] ministry,º
andº
took withº
themºº
John,º
whose surname wasºº
Mark.º |