¹¹ When Peter ^(A)came ^[a]to himself, he said, “Now I know for sure that ^(B)the Lord has sent forth His angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all ^[b]that the Jewish people were expecting.” ¹² And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of ^(C)John, who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and ^(D)were praying. ¹³ When he knocked at the door of the gate, ^(E)a slave woman named Rhoda came to answer. ¹⁴ When she recognized Peter’s voice, ^(F)because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate. ¹⁵ They said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was so. They said, “It is ^(G)his angel.” ¹⁶ But Peter continued knocking; and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed. ¹⁷ But ^(H)motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, “Report these things to ^[c](I)James and ^(J)the brothers.” Then he left and went to another place.

¹⁸ Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to ^[d]what could have become of Peter. ¹⁹ When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they ^(K)be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to ^(L)Caesarea and was spending time there.

Death of Herod

²⁰ Now he was very angry with the people of ^(M)Tyre and Sidon; and with one mind they came to him, and having won over Blastus the king’s chamberlain, they were asking for peace, because ^(N)their country was supported with grain from the king’s country. ²¹ On an appointed day, after putting on his royal apparel, Herod took his seat on the ^[e]rostrum and began delivering an address to them. ²² The people repeatedly cried out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” ²³ And immediately ^(O)an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and ^[f]died.

¹⁴ Are they not all ^(A)ministering spirits, sent out to provide service for the sake of those who will ^(B)inherit ^(C)salvation?

For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. But now ^(C)we do not yet see all things subjected to him.

Jesus Briefly Humbled

⁹ But we do see Him who was ^(D)made ^[c]for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, ^(E)because of His suffering death ^(F)crowned with glory and honor, so that ^(G)by the grace of God He might ^(H)taste death ^(I)for everyone.

¹⁶ “^(A)I, Jesus, have sent ^(B)My angel to testify to you of these things ^[a](C)for the churches. I am ^(D)the root and the ^(E)descendant of David, the bright ^(F)morning star.”