| Berean Study Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church. | 1Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them. |
| 2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. | 2And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword. |
| 3And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. | 3When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. Now it was during the days of Unleavened Bread. |
| 4He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover. | 4When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people. |
| 5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him. | 5So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God. |
| 6On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison. | 6On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison. |
| 7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. | 7And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter's side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly." And his chains fell off his hands. |
| 8“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” | 8And the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me." |
| 9So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision. | 9And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. |
| 10They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him. | 10When they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. |
| 11Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.” | 11When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent forth His angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting." |
| 12And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying. | 12And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. |
| 13He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it. | 13When he knocked at the door of the gate, a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer. |
| 14When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!” | 14When she recognized Peter's voice, because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate. |
| 15“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.” | 15They said to her, "You are out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, "It is his angel." |
| 16But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded. | 16But Peter continued knocking; and when they had opened the door, they saw him and were amazed. |
| 17Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place. | 17But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, "Report these things to James and the brethren." Then he left and went to another place. |
| 18At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. | 18Now when day came, there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter. |
| 19After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there. | 19When Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and was spending time there. |
| 20Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food. | 20Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and with one accord they came to him, and having won over Blastus the king's chamberlain, they were asking for peace, because their country was fed by the king's country. |
| 21On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people. | 21On an appointed day Herod, having put on his royal apparel, took his seat on the rostrum and began delivering an address to them. |
| 22And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!” | 22The people kept crying out, "The voice of a god and not of a man!" |
| 23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. | 23And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died. |
| 24But the word of God continued to spread and multiply. | 24But the word of the Lord continued to grow and to be multiplied. |
| 25When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark. | 25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their mission, taking along with them John, who was also called Mark. |
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