1Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hands to afflict some of the assembly. 2And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread. 4And 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. 5Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly by the assembly to God for him. 6And when Herod was about to bring him out, that same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. 7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell: and he struck Peter on the side, and woke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off his hands. 8And the angel said to him, Dress yourself, and put on your sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Wrap your garment around you, and follow me. 9And he went out, and followed; and he did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision. 10And when they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and immediately the angel departed from him. 11And when Peter had come to himself, he said, Now I know for certain, that the Lord has sent his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. 12And 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. 13And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl came to answer, named Rhoda. 14And when she recognized Peter’s voice, in her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in, and reported that Peter stood before the gate. 15And they said to her, You are out of your mind. But she kept insisting that it was so. And they said, It is his angel. 16But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed. 17But he, motioning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things to James, and to the brothers. And he departed, and went to another place. 18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers, over what had become of Peter. 19And when Herod had searched for him, and did not find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and stayed there. 20Now he was very angry with the people 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. 21And on an appointed day Herod put on his royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made a speech to them. 22And the people shouted, saying, The voice of a god, and not of a man. 23And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory: and he was eaten by worms, and breathed his last. 24But the word of God grew and multiplied. 25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.