Acts 12:13-19

¹³On his knocking at the door in the gate, a maidservant, named Rhoda, came to answer it.

¹⁴She recognized Peter's voice, but in her joy left the gate unopened, and ran in, and told them that Peter was standing outside.

¹⁵“You are mad!” they exclaimed. But, when she persisted that it was so, they said, “It must be his spirit!”

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

¹⁷Peter signed to them with his hand to be silent, and then told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison, adding, “Tell James and the others all this.” Then he left the house, and went away to another place.

¹⁸In the morning there was a great stir among the soldiers — what could have become of Peter!

¹⁹And, when Herod had made further search for him and failed to find him, he closely questioned the Guard, and ordered them away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to stay at Caesarea.