Deeds (Act) of Apostles 12:3-15

³And he saw that it pleased to the Jews, and cast to take also Peter; and the days of therf loaves were.

⁴And when he had caught Peter, he sent him into prison; and betook him to four quaternions of knights, to keep him, and would after pask bring him forth to the people.

⁵And Peter was kept in prison; but prayer was made of the church without ceasing to God for him.

⁶But when Herod should bring him forth, in that night Peter was sleeping betwixt two knights, and was bound with two chains; and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

⁷And lo! an angel of the Lord stood nigh, and light shone in the prison house. And when he had smitten the side of Peter, he raised, or waked, him, and said, Rise thou swiftly. And anon the chains felled down from his hands.

⁸And the angel said to him, Gird thee, and do on thine hoses. And he did so. And he said to him, Do about thee thy clothes, and pursue me.

⁹And he went out, and pursued him; and he wist not that it was sooth, that was done by the angel; for he guessed himself to have seen a vision.

¹⁰And they passed the first and the second ward, and came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which anon was opened to them. And they went out, and came forth into one street, and anon the angel passed away from him.

¹¹And Peter turned again to himself, and said, Now I know verily, that the Lord sent his angel, and delivered me from the hand of Herod, and from all the abiding of the people of Jews.

¹²And he beheld, and came to the house of Mary, the mother of John, that is named Mark, where many were gathered together, and praying.

¹³And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel or a wench, Rhoda by name, came forth to see.

¹⁴And when she knew the voice of Peter, for joy she opened not the gate, but ran in, and told, that Peter stood at the gate.

¹⁵And they said to her, Thou mad-dest or Thou art mad. But she affirmed, that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.