Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly. Mat 24:9Jhn 15:20Mat 10:17-18Jhn 16:2Luk 22:53Act 4:30Act 9:31 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. Heb 11:37Mat 20:23Mat 4:21-22Mrk 10:35Mrk 10:381Ki 19:11Ki 19:10Jer 26:23 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread. Exo 23:15Act 24:27Jhn 12:43Lev 23:6-14Act 25:9Exo 12:14-201Co 5:7-8Act 20:6 When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. Pro 19:21Luk 22:33Luk 21:12Act 4:28Jhn 13:36-38Act 4:3Est 3:13Est 3:6-7 Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him. 1Co 12:261Th 5:17Jas 5:16Eph 6:18-202Co 1:11Mat 18:19Luk 18:1Act 12:12 The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison. Act 21:33Heb 13:61Sa 23:26-272Ti 1:16Eph 6:20Php 4:6-7Act 28:20Act 5:23
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 his hands. Act 16:26Act 5:19Psa 146:7Psa 105:18-20Psa 142:6-7Act 27:23-24Gen 19:15-16Psa 107:14 The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.” And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision. Psa 126:1Heb 11:8Act 10:3Act 26:19Gen 45:262Co 12:1-3Act 10:17Act 11:5 When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. Act 16:26Act 5:19Isa 45:1-2Gen 40:3Gen 42:17Jhn 20:19Num 15:34Act 12:4
When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.” Dan 6:22Dan 3:282Pe 2:9Psa 34:7Act 5:19Psa 33:18Psa 97:10Luk 15:17 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. 1Jn 5:14-15Act 12:5Act 12:25Act 13:5Isa 65:24Mat 18:19-202Ti 4:11Act 13:13 When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. Act 12:16Luk 13:25Jhn 18:16-17 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate. Luk 24:41Mat 28:8
They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.” Mat 18:10Act 26:24Luk 24:11Luk 24:37-38Mrk 16:11Mrk 16:14Gen 48:16Job 9:16 But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed. But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place. Act 21:40Act 13:16Act 19:33Act 15:13Act 21:18Gal 1:19Gal 2:12Gal 2:9
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter. Act 5:22-25Act 16:27Act 19:23 When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there. Act 16:27Jhn 12:10-11Psa 37:32-331Ki 20:431Sa 23:14Act 12:4Act 12:6Act 21:8
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. Ezr 3:7Ezk 27:17Mat 11:21-22Luk 14:31-32Luk 16:81Ki 5:9-112Ch 2:102Ch 2:15 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them. The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” Act 14:10-13Jud 1:16Rev 13:4Dan 6:7Psa 12:2 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died. Act 10:25-26Psa 115:12Th 2:4Act 14:14-151Sa 25:38Dan 4:30-37Dan 5:18-242Sa 24:16-17
But the word of God grew and multiplied. Act 6:72Th 3:1Act 19:20Act 11:21Mat 16:18Col 1:6Act 5:39Dan 2:24 Barnabas and Saul returned to 1 Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark. Act 12:121Pe 5:13Act 15:37Act 11:29-30Act 4:36Act 13:1-52