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| 1About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. | 1About that time, Herod arrested some people who belonged to the church and mistreated them. |
| 2He killed James the brother of John with the sword, | 2He even had James, the brother of John, killed with a sword. |
| 3and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. | 3When he saw how this was agreeable to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter, too. This happened during the Festival of Unleavened Bread. |
| 4And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people. | 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. |
| 5So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. | 5So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was being offered by the assembly. |
| 6Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison. | 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. |
| 7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. | 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. |
| 8And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” | 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!" |
| 9And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. | 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. |
| 10When they had passed the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them of its own accord, and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel left him. | 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. |
| 11When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” | 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!" |
| 12When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying. | 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. |
| 13And when he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer. | 13When he knocked at the outer gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it. |
| 14Recognizing Peter’s voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate. | 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. |
| 15They said to her, “You are out of your mind.” But she kept insisting that it was so, and they kept saying, “It is his angel!” | 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." |
| 16But Peter continued knocking, and when they opened, they saw him and were amazed. | 16Meanwhile, Peter kept on knocking and knocking. When they opened the gate, they saw him and were amazed. |
| 17But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place. | 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. |
| 18Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. | 18When morning came, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. |
| 19And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there. | 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. |
| 20Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. | 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. |
| 21On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. | 21Therefore, at a set time Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the royal seat, and made a speech to them. |
| 22And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” | 22The people kept shouting, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man!" |
| 23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. | 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. |
| 24But the word of God increased and multiplied. | 24But the word of God continued to grow and spread. |
| 25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had completed their service, bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark. | 25When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission, they returned to Jerusalem, bringing with them John who was also called Mark. |
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