Act 12:1 In that time King Herod used his power to mistreat some of the Congregation.
Act 12:2 He had James, the brother of John, put to death by the sword.
Act 12:3 And when he saw that this pleased the Judeans, he proceeded to arrest Peter as well (this was during the Feast of Unleavened Bread).
Act 12:4 Upon his arrest he was put in jail under the guard of four groups of four soldiers each. Herod’s intention was to make an example of him after the Passover.
Act 12:5 But while Peter was kept in jail, the Congregation was in intense prayer to God about him.
Act 12:6 On the night before Herod was ready to lead him to be punished, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound by two chains, and there were also guards at the door of the jail.
Act 12:7 Suddenly a Messenger of the Master was standing there, lighting up the room! He struck Peter on the side to wake him up and said, “Quick, get up!” And the chains fell from his wrists.
Act 12:8 Then the Messenger said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” so he did. And the Messenger added, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”
Act 12:9 They came out and he followed, but he was not sure whether he was actually seeing the Messenger or having a vision.
Act 12:10 So they passed through the first post and then the second, then came to the iron gate that leads to the city— which opened all by itself. They went out and then up one street, when the Messenger suddenly left him.
Act 12:11 Then Peter came to his senses and said, “Now I know for sure that the Master sent his Messenger to rescue me from Herod’s clutches and all the schemes of the Judeans!”
Act 12:12 As this dawned on him, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who is also called Mark, where a sufficient number of people had come for a prayer meeting.
Act 12:13 Now as Peter knocked on the door, a servant named Rhoda came to answer it.
Act 12:14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open it and ran in to report that he was standing at the door.
Act 12:15 But though they told her she was crazy, she kept insisting that it was true. So they decided maybe it was his Messenger.
Act 12:16 Meanwhile, Peter kept on knocking, and they finally opened it and were shocked to see him.
Act 12:17 But he motioned for them to be quiet, then told them how the Master led him out of the jail. And he added, “Report all of this to James and the rest of the believers.” Then he went someplace else.
Act 12:18 At daybreak there was no small disturbance among the soldiers over what could have become of Peter.
Act 12:19 When Herod could not find him after a search, he interrogated the guards and then had them executed. Then he went down from Judea into Caesarea and stayed there.
Act 12:20 It happened that he was in a fierce fight with the people of Tyre and Sidon. But they joined together and persuaded Blastus, the king’s personal attendant, to ask for peace, because their country depended upon the king’s for food.
Act 12:21 And on a set day, Herod, dressed in his royal attire, sat on his throne and made a speech to them.
Act 12:22 But the people all shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not a human!”
Act 12:23 So immediately a Messenger of the Master struck him, because he did not give honor to God. His insides were eaten by worms, and then he died.
Act 12:24 But the Word of God grew and multiplied.
Act 12:25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem after they had completed their service, and they brought along John who is also called Mark.

Act 12:1 κατ᾽ εκεινον δε τον καιρον επεβαλεν ἡρωδης ὁ βασιλευς τας χειρας κακωσαι τινας των απο της εκκλησιας
Act 12:2 ανειλεν δε ιακωβον τον αδελφον ιωαννου μαχαιρη
Act 12:3 ιδων δε ὁτι αρεστον εστιν τοις ιουδαιοις προσεθετο συλλαβειν και πετρον ησαν δε αἱ ἡμεραι των αζυμων
Act 12:4 ὁν και πιασας εθετο εις φυλακην παραδους τεσσαρσιν τετραδιοις στρατιωτων φυλασσειν αυτον βουλομενος μετα το πασχα αναγαγειν αυτον τω λαω
Act 12:5 ὁ μεν ουν πετρος ετηρειτο εν τη φυλακη προσευχη δε ην εκτενως γινομενη ὑπο της εκκλησιας προς τον θεον περι αυτου
Act 12:6 ὁτε δε ημελλεν προαγαγειν αυτον ὁ ἡρωδης τη νυκτι εκεινη ην ὁ πετρος κοιμωμενος μεταξυ δυο στρατιωτων δεδεμενος ἁλυσεσιν δυσιν φυλακες τε προ της θυρας ετηρουν την φυλακην
Act 12:7 και ιδου αγγελος κυριου επεστη και φως ελαμψεν εν τω οικηματι παταξας δε την πλευραν του πετρου ηγειρεν αυτον λεγων αναστα εν ταχει και εξεπεσαν αυτου αἱ ἁλυσεις εκ των χειρων
Act 12:8 ειπεν δε ὁ αγγελος προς αυτον ζωσαι και ὑποδησαι τα σανδαλια σου εποιησεν δε οὑτως και λεγει αυτω περιβαλου το ἱματιον σου και ακολουθει μοι
Act 12:9 και εξελθων ηκολουθει και ουκ ηδει ὁτι αληθες εστιν το γινομενον δια του αγγελου εδοκει δε ὁραμα βλεπειν
Act 12:10 διελθοντες δε πρωτην φυλακην και δευτεραν ηλθαν επι την πυλην την σιδηραν την φερουσαν εις την πολιν ἡτις αυτοματη ηνοιγη αυτοις και εξελθοντες προηλθον ῥυμην μιαν και ευθεως απεστη ὁ αγγελος απ᾽ αυτου
Act 12:11 και ὁ πετρος εν ἑαυτω γενομενος ειπεν νυν οιδα αληθως ὁτι εξαπεστειλεν ὁ κυριος τον αγγελον αυτου και εξειλατο με εκ χειρος ἡρωδου και πασης της προσδοκιας του λαου των ιουδαιων
Act 12:12 συνιδων τε ηλθεν επι την οικιαν της μαριας της μητρος ιωαννου του επικαλουμενου μαρκου οὑ ησαν ἱκανοι συνηθροισμενοι και προσευχομενοι
Act 12:13 κρουσαντος δε αυτου την θυραν του πυλωνος προσηλθεν παιδισκη ὑπακουσαι ονοματι ῥοδη
Act 12:14 και επιγνουσα την φωνην του πετρου απο της χαρας ουκ ηνοιξεν τον πυλωνα εισδραμουσα δε απηγγειλεν ἑσταναι τον πετρον προ του πυλωνος
Act 12:15 οἱ δε προς αυτην ειπαν μαινη ἡ δε διϊσχυριζετο οὑτως εχειν οἱ δε ελεγον ὁ αγγελος εστιν αυτου
Act 12:16 ὁ δε πετρος επεμενεν κρουων ανοιξαντες δε ειδαν αυτον και εξεστησαν
Act 12:17 κατασεισας δε αυτοις τη χειρι σιγαν διηγησατο αυτοις πως ὁ κυριος αυτον εξηγαγεν εκ της φυλακης ειπεν τε απαγγειλατε ιακωβω και τοις αδελφοις ταυτα και εξελθων επορευθη εις ἑτερον τοπον
Act 12:18 γενομενης δε ἡμερας. ην ταραχος ουκ ολιγος εν τοις στρατιωταις τι αρα ὁ πετρος εγενετο
Act 12:19 ἡρωδης δε επιζητησας αυτον και μη εὑρων ανακρινας τους φυλακας εκελευσεν απαχθηναι και κατελθων απο της ιουδαιας εις καισαρειαν διετριβεν
Act 12:20 ην δε θυμομαχων τυριοις και σιδωνιοις ὁμοθυμαδον δε παρησαν προς αυτον και πεισαντες βλαστον τον επι του κοιτωνος του βασιλεως ητουντο ειρηνην δια το τρεφεσθαι αυτων την χωραν απο της βασιλικης
Act 12:21 τακτη δε ἡμερα ὁ ἡρωδης ενδυσαμενος εσθητα βασιλικην και καθισας επι του βηματος εδημηγορει προς αυτους
Act 12:22 ὁ δε δημος επεφωνει θεου φωνη και ουκ ανθρωπου
Act 12:23 παραχρημα δε επαταξεν αυτον αγγελος κυριου ανθ᾽ ὡν ουκ εδωκεν την δοξαν τω θεω και γενομενος σκωληκοβρωτος εξεψυξεν
Act 12:24 ὁ δε λογος του θεου ηυξανεν και επληθυνετο
Act 12:25 βαρναβας δε και σαυλος ὑπεστρεψαν εις ιερουσαλημ πληρωσαντες την διακονιαν συμπαραλαβοντες ιωαννην τον επικληθεντα μαρκον