Acts 12:6

And in that night of the coming morning when he should be delivered up, while Shemun slept between two soldiers, and bound with two chains, and the others were watching the gates of the house of the bound,

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5And while Shemun was kept in the house of the bound, constant prayer was offered by the church on his behalf unto Aloha.

7the angel of the Lord stood over him, and light shined in all the house.

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Cross References

Acts 5:23and said, We found the house of the bound shut carefully, and the keepers standing at the gates: and we opened, but no man found we there.

Acts 28:20Wherefore I have besought you to come, that I might see you, and declare to you these things; for on account of the hope of Israel am I bound with this chain.

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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