Acts 12:11

And Peter turned again to himself, and said, Now I know verily (or Now I truly know), that the Lord sent his angel, and delivered me from the hand of Herod, and from all the abiding of the people of (the) Jews.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

In Context

10And they passed the first and the second ward, and came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which anon (or at once) was opened to them, [or the which willfully, (or on its own accord), is opened to them]. And they went out, and came [forth] into one street, and anon (or at once) the angel passed away from him.

12And he beheld, and came to the house of Mary, the mother of John, that is named Mark, where many were gathered together, and praying.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:13And it was said to him, Know thou (a) before-knowing, that thy seed shall be [a] pilgrim four hundred years in a land not his own, and they shall make them subject to servage, and they shall torment them; (And the Lord said to him, Know thou a fore-knowing, that thy descendants shall be foreigners in a land not their own, and they shall make them subject to servitude, or to slavery, and they shall torment them for four hundred years;)

Genesis 26:9And when Isaac was called (to him), the king said, It is open, that she is thy wife; why saidest thou, that she was thy sister? Isaac answered, For I dreaded (or For I was afraid), lest I should die for her.

2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord behold all the earth, and give strength to them, that with perfect heart believe into him, (or and give strength to those, who with a perfect heart believe in him). Therefore thou hast done follily, and for this trust in men, yea, in this present time battles shall rise against thee.

Job 31:31if the men of my tabernacle said not, Who giveth, that we be [ful] filled of his fleshes? (even if the men of my household said, O God, that we be filled full with his flesh!)

Psalms 34:7The angel of the Lord sendeth in the compass of men dreading him; and he shall deliver them. (The angel of the Lord guardeth those who fear him or who revere him; and he rescueth them.)

Psalms 41:2The Lord keep him, and quicken him, and make him blessful in the land; and betake not him into the will of his enemies. (The Lord shall keep him safe, and alive, and make him happy in the land; and he shall not deliver him unto the power, or the will, of his enemies.)

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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