Peter · Issue #11 of 11
Jailbreak
Acts 12:5–11 · World English Bible
Acts 12:5
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
Acts 12:6
The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.
Acts 12:7
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying,
Stand up quickly!
His chains fell off his hands.
Acts 12:8
The angel said to him,
Get dressed and put on your sandals.
He did so. He said to him,
Put on your cloak and follow me.
Acts 12:9
And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
Acts 12:10
When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
Acts 12:11
When Peter had come to himself, he said,
Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.
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