Acts 12:10-19

¹⁰They passed the first and second sets of guards, and came to the iron gate that led into the city. This opened for them by itself. They went out and down the street, when suddenly the angel left him.

¹¹When Peter came to his senses, he said, “Now I realize this really happened! The Lord sent an angel to rescue me from Herod's power, and from everything that the Jewish people had planned.”

¹²Now that he was conscious of what had happened, Peter went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark. Many believers had gathered there, and were praying.

¹³When he knocked on the gateway door, a servant girl called Rhoda came to open up.

¹⁴But recognizing Peter's voice, in her excitement she didn't open the door. Instead she ran back inside shouting, “Peter's at the door!”

¹⁵“You're mad!” they told her. But she kept on insisting it was true. So they said, “It must be his angel.”

¹⁶Peter continued knocking. When they did eventually open the door, they saw it was him, and were totally shocked.

¹⁷Peter held up his hand for them to be quiet, and then explained to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. “Let James and the brothers know about this,” he told them, and then left to go somewhere else.

¹⁸When daylight came the soldiers were totally confused as to what had happened to Peter.

¹⁹Herod had a thorough search made for him, but he couldn't be found. After interrogating the guards, Herod ordered that they should be executed. Then Herod left Judea and went to stay in Caesarea.