Acts chapter 12, 1 to 17.

About that time Herod the king laid violent hands upon some who belong to the church.

He killed James the brother of John with the sword and when he

saw that it pleased the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days

of unleavened bread and when he had seized him he put him in prison

and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending that after the Passover he would bring him out to the people.

So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.

The very night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers,

bound with two chains, and centuries before the door were guarding the prison.

And behold an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in a cell,

and he struck Peter on the side and woke him saying,

Get up quickly, and the chains fell off his hands.

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.

And he went out and followed him.

He did not know what was done by the angel was real,

but thought he was seeing a vision.

When he 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.

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