Acts 12:7

And lo, an angel of [the] Lord came there, and a light shone in the prison: and having smitten the side of Peter, he roused him up, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off his hands.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6And when Herod was going to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door kept the prison.

8And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Cast thine upper garment about thee and follow me.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 22:29For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.

1 Kings 19:7And the angel of Jehovah came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise, eat; for the journey is too great for thee.

Psalms 37:32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:

Psalms 107:14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.

Psalms 142:6Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.

Isaiah 37:30And this [shall be] the sign unto thee: there shall be eaten this year such as groweth of itself; and in the second year that which springeth of the same; but in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards and eat the fruit thereof.

Matthew Henry on Acts 12:6-20

Peter's Imprisonment and Deliverance. 5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. 6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. 7 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… Read the whole commentary →

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