Acts 12

1 ♥ 📝 N ow^G1161 about^G2596 that^G1565 time^G2540 Herod^G2264 the king^G935 put forth^G1911 his hands^G5495 to afflict^G2559 certain^G5100 of^G575 the church.^G1577

2 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 he killed^G337 James^G2385 the brother^G80 of John^G2491 with the sword.^G3162

3 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 when^G3754 he saw^G1492 that^G2076 it pleased^G701 the Jews,^G2453 he proceeded^G4369 to seize^G4815 Peter^G4074 also.^G2532 And^G1161 [those] were^G2258 the days^G2250 of unleavened bread.^G106

4 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 when^G3739 he had taken him,^G4084 he put^G5087 him in^G1519 prison,^G5438 and delivered^G3860 him to four^G5064 quaternions^G5069 of soldiers^G4757 to guard^G5442 him;^G846 intending^G1014 after^G3326 the Passover^G3957 to bring^G321 him^G846 forth^G321 to the people.^G2992

5 ♥ 📝 Peter^G4074 therefore^{G3767 G3303} was kept^G5083 in^G1722 the prison:^G5438 but^G1161 prayer^G4335 was^G2258 made^G1096 earnestly^G1618 of^G5259 the church^G1577 unto^G4314 God^G2316 for^G5228 him.^G846

6 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 when^G3753 Herod^G2264 was about^G3195 to bring^G4254 him^G846 forth,^G4254 the same^G1565 night^G3571 Peter^G4074 was^G2258 sleeping^G2837 between^G3342 two^G1417 soldiers,^G4757 bound^G1210 with two^G1417 chains:^G254 and^G5037 guards^G5441 before^G4253 the door^G2374 kept^G5083 the prison.^G5438

7 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 behold,^G2400 an angel^G32 of the Lord^G2962 stood by^G2186 him, and^G2532 a light^G5457 shined^G2989 in^G1722 the cell:^G3612 and^G1161 he smote^G3960 Peter^G4074 on the side,^G4125 and awoke^G1453 him,^{G846 G1453} saying,^G3004 Rise^G450 up^G1453 quickly.^G5034 And^G2532 his^G846 chains^G254 fell off^G1601 from^G1537 his hands.^G5495

8 ♥ 📝 And^G5037 the angel^G32 said^G2036 unto^G4314 him,^G846 Gird thyself,^G4024 and^G2532 bind on^G5265 thy^G4675 sandals.^G4547 And^G1161 he did^G4160 so.^G3779 And^G2532 he saith^G3004 unto him,^G846 Cast^G4016 thy^G4675 garment^G2440 about thee,^G4016 and^G2532 follow^G190 me.^G3427

9 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 he went out,^G1831 and followed;^{G190 G846} and^G2532 he knew^G1492 not^G3756 that^G3754 it was^G2076 true^G227 which was done^G1096 by^G1223 the angel,^G32 but^G1161 thought^G1380 he saw^G991 a vision.^G3705

10 ♥ 📝 And when^G1161 they were past^G1330 the first^G4413 and^G2532 the second^G1208 guard,^G5438 they came^G2064 unto^G1909 the iron^G4603 gate^G4439 that leadeth^G5342 into the city;^G4172 which^G3748 opened^G455 to^G1519 them^G846 of its own accord:^G844 and^G2532 they went out,^G1831 and passed on through^G4281 one^G1520 street;^G4505 and^G2532 straightway^G2112 the angel^G32 departed^G868 from^G575 him.^G846

11 ♥ 📝 And when^G2532 Peter^G4074 was come^G1096 to^G1722 himself,^G1438 he said,^G2036 Now^G3568 I know^G1492 of a truth,^G230 that^G3754 the Lord^G2962 hath sent^G1821 forth his^G846 angel^G32 and^G2532 delivered^G1807 me^G3165 out of^G1537 the hand^G5495 of Herod,^G2264 and^G2532 from all^G3956 the expectation^G4329 of the people^G2992 of the Jews.^G2453

12 ♥ 📝 And^G5037 when he had considered^G4894 [the thing], he came^G2064 to^G1909 the house^G3614 of Mary^G3137 the mother^G3384 of John^G2491 whose surname was^G1941 Mark;^G3138 where^G3757 many^G2425 were^G2258 gathered together^G4867 and^G2532 were praying.^G4336

13 ♥ 📝 And when^G1161 he^G4074 knocked^G2925 at the door^G2374 of the gate,^G4440 a maid^G3814 came^G4334 to answer,^G5219 named^G3686 Rhoda.^G4498

14 ♥ 📝 And^G2532 when she knew^G1921 Peter's^G4074 voice,^G5456 she opened^G455 not^G3756 the gate^G4440 for^G575 joy,^G5479 but^G1161 ran in,^G1532 and told^G518 that^G2476 Peter^G4074 stood^G2476 before^G4253 the gate.^G4440

15 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 they said^G2036 unto^G4314 her,^G846 Thou art mad.^G3105 But^G1161 she confidently affirmed^G1340 that it was^G2192 even so.^G3779 And^G1161 they^G3004 said, It is^G2076 his^G846 angel.^G32

16 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 Peter^G4074 continued^G1961 knocking:^G2925 and^G1161 when they had opened,^G455 they saw^G1492 him,^G2532 and were amazed.^G1839

17 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 he, beckoning^G2678 unto them^G846 with the hand^G5495 to hold their peace,^G4601 declared^G1334 unto them^G846 how^G4459 the Lord^G2962 had brought^G1806 him^G846 forth out of^G1537 the prison.^G5438 And^G1161 he said,^G2036 Tell^G518 these things^G5023 unto James,^G2385 and^G2532 to the brethren.^G80 And^G2532 he departed,^G1831 and went^G4198 to^G1519 another^G2087 place.^G5117

18 ♥ 📝 Now^G1161 as soon as it was^G1096 day,^G2250 there was^G2258 no^G3756 small^G3641 stir^G5017 among^G1722 the soldiers,^G4757 what^{G5101 G687} was become^G1096 of Peter.^G4074

19 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 when Herod^G2264 had sought^G1934 for him,^G846 and^G2532 found him^G2147 not,^G3361 he examined^G350 the guards,^G5441 and commanded that^G2753 they should be put to death.^G520 And^G2532 he went down^G2718 from^G575 Judaea^G2449 to^G1519 Caesarea,^G2542 and^G1304 tarried^G1304 there.

20 ♥ 📝 Now^G1161 he^G2264 was^G2258 highly displeased^G2371 with them of Tyre^G5183 and^G2532 Sidon:^G4606 and^G1161 they came^G3918 with one accord^G3661 to^G4314 him,^G846 and,^G2532 having made^G3982 Blastus^G986 the king's^{G935 G1909} chamberlain^G2846 their friend,^G3982 they asked^G154 for peace,^G1515 because^G1223 their^G846 country^G5561 was fed^G5142 from^G575 the king's^G937 country.

21 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 upon a set^G5002 day^G2250 Herod^G2264 arrayed himself in^G1746 royal^G937 apparel,^G2532 and sat^G2523 on^G1909 the throne,^G968 and made an oration^G1215 unto^G4314 them.^G846

22 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 the people^G1218 shouted,^G2019 [saying], The voice^G5456 of a god,^G2316 and^G2532 not^G3756 of a man.^G444

23 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 immediately^G3916 an angel^G32 of the Lord^G2962 smote^G3960 him,^G846 because^{G473 G3739} he gave^G1325 not^G3756 God^G2316 the glory:^G1391 and^G2532 he was^G1096 eaten of worms,^G4662 and gave up the ghost.^G1634

24 ♥ 📝 But^G1161 the word^G3056 of God^G2316 grew^G837 and^G2532 multiplied.^G4129

25 ♥ 📝 And^G1161 Barnabas^G921 and^G2532 Saul^G4569 returned^G5290 from^G1537 Jerusalem,^G2419 when they had fulfilled^G4137 their ministration,^G1248 taking^G2532 with them^G4838 John^G2491 whose surname was^G1941 Mark.^G3138