Acts 12:5-17

⁵Peter therefore was kept guarded in prison; but earnest prayer was made by the church to God in his behalf.

⁶And when Herod was about to bring him forth, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and keepers before the door were guarding the prison.

⁷And lo! an angel of the Lord came to him, and a light shone in the room; and he smote Peter on the side, and roused him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell from his hands.

⁸And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he saith to him, Throw thy garment round thee, and follow me.

⁹And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.

¹⁰And when they had passed the first, and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which opened to them of itself; and they went out and passed on through one street, and the angel immediately departed from him.

¹¹And when Peter had come to himself, he said, Now I know certainly, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

¹²And when he understood the matter, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together, and praying.

¹³And as he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid-servant came to listen, named Rhoda;

¹⁴and recognizing Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness; but ran in, and told them that Peter was standing before the gate.

¹⁵And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she positively affirmed that it was even so. Then they said, It is his angel.

¹⁶But Peter continued knocking; and opening the door, they saw him, and were amazed.

¹⁷But beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, he related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go and tell these things to James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.