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And when he had seized him ,
he put him in prison ,
and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him ,
intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people .
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So Peter was kept in prison ;
but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church .
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The very night when Herod was about to bring him out ,
Peter was sleeping between two soldiers ,
bound with two chains ,
and sentries before the door were guarding the prison ;
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and behold ,
an angel of the Lord appeared ,
and a light shone in the cell ;
and he struck Peter on the side and woke him ,
saying , "
Get up quickly ."
And the chains fell off his hands .
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And the angel said to him , "
Dress yourself and put on your sandals ."
And he did so .
And he said to him , "
Wrap your mantle around you and follow me ."
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And he went out and followed him ;
he did not know that what was done by the angel was real ,
but thought he was seeing a vision .
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When they had passed the first and the second guard ,
they came to the iron gate leading into the city .
It opened to them of its own accord ,
and they went out and passed on through one street ;
and immediately the angel left him .
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And Peter came to himself ,
and said , "
Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting ."