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Now about that time Herod the king threw on hands to harm some of those from the church .
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And he killed James the brother of John with the sword .
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And after seeing that it was pleasing the Jews ,
he proceeded to arrest Peter also (
and those were the days of unleavened bread ),
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whom ,
having also arrested ,
he put in prison ,
having delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him ,
intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people .
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Indeed therefore Peter was kept in the prison ,
but fervent prayer was being made by the church to God for him .
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And when Herod was about to bring him forth ,
that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers ,
bound by two chains .
And guards in front of the door guarded the prison .
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And behold ,
an agent of Lord stood near ,
and light shone in the room .
And after striking the side of Peter ,
he raised him up ,
saying ,
Get up quickly .
And his chains fell off from his hands .
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And the agent said to him ,
Gird thyself ,
and tie on thy sandals .
And he did so .
And he says to him ,
Throw on thy garment ,
and follow me .
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And after going out ,
he followed him .
And he had not seen that the thing happening by the heavenly agent was true ,
but presumed to see a vision .
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And when they passed a first and a second watch ,
they came to the iron gate ,
the one leading to the city ,
which opened spontaneously to them .
And after going out ,
they advanced one street .
And straightaway the agent withdrew from h
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And when Peter came to himself ,
he said ,
Now I know truly ,
that Lord dispatched his agent and delivered me out of the hand of Herod ,
and all the expectation of the people of the Jews .
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And having realized it ,
he came to the house of Mary the mother of John ,
surnamed Mark ,
where a considerable were gathered and praying .
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And when Peter knocked the door of the gate ,
a servant girl named Rhoda came to hearken .
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And after recognizing Peter '
s voice ,
she did not open the gate for joy ,
but having ran in ,
she reported Peter was standing in front of the gate .
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And they said to her ,
Thou are mad .
But she insisted to have it so .
But they said ,
It is his heavenly agent .
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But Peter continued knocking ,
and when they opened ,
they saw him ,
and were astonished .
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But after motioning to them with the hand to be silent ,
he described to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison .
And he said ,
Report these things to James ,
and to the brothers .
And having departed ,
he went to a different pl
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But having become day ,
there was no small stir among the soldiers what then became of Peter .
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And Herod ,
who sought for him ,
and not having found ,
having examined the guards ,
he commanded them to be led away .
And going down from Judea to Caesarea ,
he remained there .