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1About that time, Herod arrested some people who belonged to the church and mistreated them.

1It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them.

2He even had James, the brother of John, killed with a sword.

2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.

3When he saw how this was agreeable to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter, too. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.

3When he saw that this met with approval among the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread.

4When he arrested Peter, Herod put him in prison and turned him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, planning to bring him out to the people after Passover season.

4After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

5So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was being offered by the assembly.

5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.

6That very night, before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, and guards in front of the door were watching the prisoners.

6The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance.

7Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on his side, woke him up, and said, "Get up quickly!" His chains fell from his wrists.

7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists.

8Then the angel told him, "Tuck in your shirt and put on your sandals!" He did this. Then the angel told him, "Put on your coat and follow me!"

8Then the angel said to him, "Put on your clothes and sandals." And Peter did so. "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me," the angel told him.

9So Peter went out and began to follow him, not realizing that what was being done by the angel was real; he thought he was seeing a vision.

9Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.

10They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate that led into the city. It opened by itself for them, and they went outside and proceeded one block when the angel suddenly left him.

10They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.

11Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I'm sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting!"

11Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen."

12When Peter realized what had happened, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, where a large number of people had gathered and were praying.

12When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying.

13When he knocked at the outer gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

13Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door.

14On recognizing Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed that she didn't open the gate but ran back inside and announced that Peter was standing at the gate.

14When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, "Peter is at the door!"

15The other people told her, "You're out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. Then they said, "It's his angel."

15"You're out of your mind," they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, "It must be his angel."

16Meanwhile, Peter kept on knocking and knocking. When they opened the gate, they saw him and were amazed.

16But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.

17He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet, and then he told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He added, "Tell this to James and the brothers." Then he left and went somewhere else.

17Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. "Tell James and the other brothers and sisters about this," he said, and then he left for another place.

18When morning came, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

18In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

19Herod searched for him but didn't find him, so he questioned the guards and ordered them to be executed. Then he left Judea, went down to Caesarea, and stayed there for a while.

19After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

20Now Herod had been in a violent quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him as a group. After they had won over Blastus, who oversaw security for the king's sleeping quarters, they asked for a peace agreement because their country depended on the king's country for food.

20He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon; they now joined together and sought an audience with him. After securing the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king's country for their food supply.

21Therefore, at a set time Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the royal seat, and made a speech to them.

21On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people.

22The people kept shouting, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man!"

22They shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man."

23Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

23Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

24But the word of God continued to grow and spread.

24But the word of God continued to spread and flourish.

25When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission, they returned to Jerusalem, bringing with them John who was also called Mark.

25When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission, they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.

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