⁶ 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.

⁷ 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.

⁸ 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.

¹¹ 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.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then they said, It is his angel.

¹⁶ But Peter continued knocking, and when they had opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.

¹⁷ But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to be silent, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go make these things known unto James and to the brethren. And he departed and went to another place.

¹⁸ Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers concerning what was become of Peter.

¹⁹ And when Herod had sought for him and found him not, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be taken away. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea and abode there.