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 from his hands.
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2 Samuel 22:29For you are my lamp, Lord.The Lord will light up my darkness.
1 Kings 19:7The angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, "Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you."
Psalms 37:32The wicked watches the righteous,and seeks to kill him.
Psalms 107:14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,and broke their bonds in sunder.
Psalms 142:6Listen to my cry,for I am in desperate need.Deliver me from my persecutors,for they are stronger than me.
Isaiah 37:30This shall be the sign to you. You will eat this year that which grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs from the same; and in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
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 →