And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

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Suddenly an angel(A) 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.(B)

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26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

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26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken.(A) At once all the prison doors flew open,(B) and everyone’s chains came loose.(C)

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19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

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19 But during the night an angel(A) of the Lord opened the doors of the jail(B) and brought them out.(C)

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18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.

20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

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18 They bruised his feet with shackles,(A)
    his neck was put in irons,
19 till what he foretold(B) came to pass,
    till the word(C) of the Lord proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him,
    the ruler of peoples set him free.(D)

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Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

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He upholds(A) the cause of the oppressed(B)
    and gives food to the hungry.(C)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(D)

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Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.

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Listen to my cry,(A)
    for I am in desperate need;(B)
rescue me(C) from those who pursue me,
    for they are too strong(D) for me.
Set me free from my prison,(E)
    that I may praise your name.(F)
Then the righteous will gather about me
    because of your goodness to me.(G)

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14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

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14 He brought them out of darkness,(A) the utter darkness,(B)
    and broke away their chains.(C)

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The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

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The angel of the Lord(A) encamps around those who fear him,
    and he delivers(B) them.

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14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

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14 This is why it is said:

“Wake up, sleeper,(A)
    rise from the dead,(B)
    and Christ will shine on you.”(C)

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30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

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30 Cornelius answered: “Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes(A) stood before me

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And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

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While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning(A) stood beside them.

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And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

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An angel(A) of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

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I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

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Because I have sinned against him,
    I will bear the Lord’s wrath,(A)
until he pleads my case(B)
    and upholds my cause.
He will bring me out into the light;(C)
    I will see his righteousness.(D)

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