12Acts 12

CHAP. XII. / 1 King Herode persecuteth the Christians, killeth Iames, and imprisoneth Peter: whome an Angel deliuereth vpon the prayers of the Church. 20 In his pride taking to himselfe the honour due

1Now about that time, Herode the King stretched foorth his hands, to vexe certaine of the Church.Select Acts 12:1

2And he killed Iames the brother of Iohn with the sword.Select Acts 12:2

3And because he saw it pleased the Iewes, hee proceeded further, to take Peter also. (Then were the dayes of vnleauened bread.)Select Acts 12:3

4And when hee had apprehended him, hee put him in prison, and deliuered him to foure quaternions of souldiers to keepe him, intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.Select Acts 12:4

5Peter therefore was kept in prison, but prayer was made without ceasing of the Church vnto God for him.Select Acts 12:5

6And when Herode would haue brought him foorth, the same night Peter was sleeping betweene two Souldiers, bound with two chaines, and the Keepers before the doore kept the prison.Select Acts 12:6

7And beholde, the Angel of the Lord came vpon him, and a light shined in the prison: and hee smote Peter on the side, and raised him vp, saying, Arise vp quickely. And his chaines fell off from his hands.Select Acts 12:7

8And the Angel said vnto him, Girde thy selfe, and binde on thy sandales: And so he did. And he sayth vnto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.Select Acts 12:8

9And hee went out, and followed him, and wist not that it was true which was done by the Angel: but thought he saw a vision.Select Acts 12:9

10When they were past the first and the second ward, they came vnto the yron gate that leadeth vnto the citie, which opened to them of his owne accord: and they went out and passed on thorow one streete, and foorthwith the Angel departed from him.Select Acts 12:10

11And when Peter was come to himselfe, hee said, Now I know of a suretie, that the Lord hath sent his Angel, and hath deliuered mee out of the hand of Herode, and from all the expectation of the people of the Iewes.Select Acts 12:11

12And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of Iohn whose sirname was Marke, where many were gathered together praying.Select Acts 12:12

13And as Peter knocked at the doore of the gate, a damosell came to hearken, named Rhoda.Select Acts 12:13

14And when she knew Peters voice, she opened not the gate for gladnes, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.Select Acts 12:14

15And they said vnto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was euen so. Then said they, It it his Angel.Select Acts 12:15

16But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the doore, and saw him, they were astonished.Select Acts 12:16

17But he beckening vnto them with the hand, to hold their peace, declared vnto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison: And he said, Goe shew these things vnto Iames, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.Select Acts 12:17

18Now assoone as it was day, there was no smal stirre among the souldiers, what was become of Peter.Select Acts 12:18

19And when Herode had sought for him, and found him not, hee examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And hee went downe from Iudea to Cesarea, & there abode.Select Acts 12:19

20And Herode was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and hauing made Blastus the kings chamberlaine their friend, desired peace, because their countrey was nourished by the kings countrey.Select Acts 12:20

21And vpon a set day Herod arayed in royall apparell, sate vpon his throne, and made an Oration vnto them.Select Acts 12:21

22And the people gaue a shout, saying, It is the voice of a God, and not of a man.Select Acts 12:22

23And immediatly the Angel of the Lord smote him, because hee gaue not God the glory, and hee was eaten of wormes, and gaue vp the ghost.Select Acts 12:23

24But the word of God grewe, and multiplied.Select Acts 12:24

25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Hierusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministerie, and tooke with them Iohn, whose syrname was Marke.Select Acts 12:25