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An Angel Frees Peter from Prison

12 Now about that time [a]Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to harm them. And he (A)had James the brother of John (B)put to death with a sword. And when he saw that it (C)pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. Now [b]it was during (D)the days of Unleavened Bread. When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four [c](E)squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after (F)the Passover to bring him out before the people. So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.

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  1. Acts 12:1 Herod Agrippa I
  2. Acts 12:3 Lit they were the days
  3. Acts 12:4 Lit quaternions; a quaternion was composed of four soldiers

An Angel Frees Peter from Prison

12 About that time, Herod arrested some people who belonged to the church and mistreated them. He even had James, the brother of John, killed with a sword. When he saw how this was agreeable to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter, too. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread. When he arrested Peter, Herod[a] put him in prison and turned him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, planning to bring him out to the people after Passover season.[b] So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was being offered by the assembly.[c]

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  1. Acts 12:4 Lit. arrested him, he
  2. Acts 12:4 The Gk. lacks season
  3. Acts 12:5 Or church