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And when he had apprehended him, he put
him in prison and delivered
him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him, intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people.
5
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, and the
congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} made prayer without unto God for him.
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And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and the guards before the door that kept the prison.
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And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon
him, and a light shone in the prison, and he smote Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, Arise quickly. And his chains fell off from
his hands.
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And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he said unto him, Cast thy garment about thee and follow me.
9
And he went out and followed him and knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.
10
When they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leads unto the city, which opened to them of its own accord, and they went out and passed on through one street, and then the angel departed from him.
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And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety that the Lord has sent his angel and has delivered me out of the hand of Herod and
from all the people of the Jews who waited for me.
12
And considering
this, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying.
13
And as Peter knocked at the door of the patio, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
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And when she recognized Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in and told how Peter stood at the gate.