Acts 12:7
And behold an angel of the Lord stood by him: and a light shined in the room: and he striking Peter on the side, raised him up, saying: Arise quickly. And the chains fell off from his hands.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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2 Samuel 22:29For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and thou, O Lord, wilt enlighten my darkness.
1 Kings 19:7And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said to him: Arise, eat: for thou hast yet a great way to go.
Psalms 37:32The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,
Psalms 107:14And he brought them out of darkness, and the shadow of death; and broke their bonds in sunder.
Psalms 142:6their judges falling upon the rock have been swallowed up. They shall hear my words, for they have prevailed:
Isaiah 37:30But to thee this shall be a sign: Eat this year the things that spring of themselves, and in the second year eat fruits: but in the third year sow and reap, and giant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
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 →