10
And when they had gone past the first and second watchmen they came to the iron door into the town, which came open by itself: and they went out and down one street; and then the angel went away.
11
And when Peter came to his senses he said, Now, truly, I am certain that the Lord has sent his angel and taken me out of the hands of Herod, against all the hopes of the Jews.
12
And when he became clear about this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John named Mark, where a number of them had come together for prayer.
13
And he gave a blow on the door, and a young girl came to it, named Rhoda.
14
And hearing the voice of Peter, in her joy she went running, without opening the door, to say that Peter was outside.
15
And they said to her, You are off your head. But still she said, with decision, that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.
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But Peter went on giving blows on the door: and when it was open and they saw him, they were full of wonder.
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But he made a sign to them with his hand to be quiet, and gave them an account of how the Lord had taken him out of prison. And he said, Give the news to James and the brothers. And then he went away.
18
Now when it was day, the armed men were greatly troubled about what had become of Peter.
19
And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.
20
Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon: and they came to him, all together, and having made friends with Blastus, the controller of the king's house, they made a request for peace, because their country was dependent on the king's country for its food.