Now behold, (A)an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off 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 (A)Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately (B)all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains 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 at night (A)an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, 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 (A)They hurt his feet with fetters,
[a]He was laid in irons.
19 Until the time that his word came to pass,
(B)The word of the Lord tested him.
20 (C)The king sent and released him,
The ruler of the people let him go free.

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  1. Psalm 105:18 His soul came into iron

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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(A)Who executes justice for the oppressed,
(B)Who gives food to the hungry.
(C)The Lord gives freedom to 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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[a]Attend to 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 (A)praise Your name;
The righteous shall surround me,
For You shall deal bountifully with me.”

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  1. Psalm 142:6 Give heed

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 (A)He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.

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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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(A)The [a]angel of the Lord (B)encamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them.

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  1. Psalm 34:7 Or Angel

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

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14 Therefore He says:

(A)“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you 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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16 O Lord, truly (A)I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, (B)the son of Your maidservant;
You have loosed my bonds.

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16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;(A)
    I serve you just as my mother did;(B)
    you have freed me from my chains.(C)

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(A)As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.

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As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.(A)

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24 (A)whom God raised up, having [a]loosed the [b]pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

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  1. Acts 2:24 destroyed or abolished
  2. Acts 2:24 Lit. birth pangs

24 But God raised him from the dead,(A) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.(B)

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(A)I will bear the indignation of the Lord,
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my (B)case
And executes justice for me.
He will bring me forth to the light;
I will see 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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