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 12:1 ¶ Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.

 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