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Atos 12
Nova Versão Transformadora
Atos 12
Nova Versão Transformadora
O martírio de Tiago e a prisão de Pedro
12 Por essa época, o rei Herodes Agripa[a] começou a perseguir violentamente algumas pessoas da igreja. 2 Mandou matar à espada Tiago, irmão de João. 3 Quando Herodes viu quanto isso agradava os judeus, também prendeu Pedro durante a celebração da Festa dos Pães sem Fermento. 4 Depois, lançou-o na cadeia, sob a guarda de quatro escoltas, cada uma com quatro soldados. A intenção de Herodes era apresentar Pedro aos judeus para julgamento público depois da Páscoa. 5 Enquanto Pedro estava no cárcere, a igreja orava fervorosamente a Deus por ele.
A milagrosa fuga de Pedro
6 Na noite antes de Pedro ser levado a julgamento, ele dormia, preso com duas correntes entre dois soldados, e outros montavam guarda na porta da prisão. 7 De repente, uma luz intensa brilhou na cela, e um anjo do Senhor apareceu. Tocou no lado de Pedro para acordá-lo e disse: “Depressa! Levante-se!”, e as correntes caíram dos pulsos de Pedro. 8 Então o anjo lhe disse: “Vista-se e calce as sandálias”, e Pedro obedeceu. “Agora vista a capa e siga-me”, ordenou o anjo.
9 Pedro deixou a cela, seguindo o anjo. O tempo todo, porém, pensava que era uma visão, sem entender que era real o que ocorria. 10 Passaram o primeiro e o segundo postos de guarda e, quando chegaram ao portão de ferro que dava para a cidade, o portão se abriu sozinho para eles. Os dois passaram e foram caminhando ao longo da rua até que, subitamente, o anjo o deixou.
11 Por fim, Pedro caiu em si. “É verdade mesmo!”, disse ele. “O Senhor enviou seu anjo para me salvar daquilo que Herodes e os judeus planejavam me fazer!”
12 Quando Pedro se deu conta disso, foi à casa de Maria, mãe de João Marcos, onde muitos estavam reunidos para orar. 13 Ele bateu à porta da frente, e uma serva chamada Rode foi atender. 14 Ao reconhecer a voz de Pedro, ficou tão contente que, em vez de abrir a porta, correu de volta para dentro dizendo a todos: “Pedro está à porta!”.
15 Eles, porém, disseram: “Você está fora de si!”. Diante da insistência dela, concluíram: “Deve ser o anjo dele”.
16 Enquanto isso, Pedro continuava a bater. Quando, por fim, abriram a porta e o viram, ficaram admirados. 17 Ele fez um sinal para se acalmarem e lhes contou como o Senhor o havia tirado da prisão. “Contem a Tiago e aos outros irmãos o que aconteceu”, disse ele. Então foi para outro lugar.
18 Ao amanhecer, houve grande alvoroço entre os soldados a respeito do que tinha acontecido a Pedro. 19 Herodes ordenou que fosse feita uma busca completa por ele. Não conseguindo encontrá-lo, interrogou os guardas e mandou executá-los. Depois disso, Herodes partiu da Judeia e foi passar algum tempo em Cesareia.
A morte de Herodes Agripa
20 O rei Herodes estava muito irado com o povo de Tiro e Sidom. Assim, as duas cidades se uniram na tentativa de se reconciliar com o rei, pois dependiam de suas terras para obter alimento. Então, tendo conquistado o apoio de Blasto, assistente pessoal do rei, 21 conseguiram uma audiência. No dia marcado, Herodes, vestindo seus trajes reais, sentou-se em seu trono e fez um discurso para eles. 22 O povo o ovacionava, gritando: “É a voz de um deus, e não de um homem!”.
23 No mesmo instante, um anjo do Senhor feriu Herodes com uma enfermidade, pois ele não ofereceu a glória a Deus. Foi comido por vermes e morreu.
24 Enquanto isso, a palavra de Deus continuava a se espalhar, e havia muitos novos convertidos.
25 Quando Barnabé e Saulo terminaram sua missão em Jerusalém, voltaram[b] levando consigo João Marcos.
Acts 12
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Acts 12
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Peter’s Miraculous Escape From Prison
12 It was about this time that King Herod(A) arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. 2 He had James, the brother of John,(B) put to death with the sword.(C) 3 When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews,(D) he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.(E) 4 After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.(F)
5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.(G)
6 The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains,(H) and sentries stood guard at the entrance. 7 Suddenly an angel(I) of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.(J)
8 Then the angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals.” And Peter did so. “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me,” the angel told him. 9 Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.(K) 10 They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself,(L) and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.
11 Then Peter came to himself(M) and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me(N) from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.”
12 When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark,(O) where many people had gathered and were praying.(P) 13 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door.(Q) 14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed(R) she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, “Peter is at the door!”
15 “You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”(S)
16 But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. 17 Peter motioned with his hand(T) for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James(U) and the other brothers and sisters(V) about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.
18 In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. 19 After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed.(W)
Herod’s Death
Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea(X) and stayed there. 20 He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon;(Y) they now joined together and sought an audience with him. After securing the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king’s country for their food supply.(Z)
21 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. 22 They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” 23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel(AA) of the Lord struck him down,(AB) and he was eaten by worms and died.
24 But the word of God(AC) continued to spread and flourish.(AD)
Barnabas and Saul Sent Off
25 When Barnabas(AE) and Saul had finished their mission,(AF) they returned from[a] Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.(AG)
Footnotes
- Acts 12:25 Some manuscripts to
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