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He went out, and followed him. He didn't know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
10
When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and passed on through one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11
When Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I truly know that the Lord has sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting."
12
Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
13
When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maid named Rhoda came to answer.
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When she recognized Peter's voice, she didn't open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter stood before the gate.
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They said to her, "You are crazy!" But she insisted that it was so. They said, "It is his angel."
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But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed.
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But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. He said, "Tell these things to James, and to the brothers." He departed, and went to another place.
18
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
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When Herod had sought for him, and didn't find him, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.