And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to fourquaternions of soldiers to keep him; intendingafterEaster to bring him forth to the people.
And whenHerodwouldhavebrought him forth, the samenightPeter was sleepingbetween two soldiers, boundwith two chains: and the keepersbefore the doorkept the prison.
And, behold, the angel of the Lordcameupon him, and a lightshined in the prison: and he smotePeter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chainsfell off from his hands.
Whentheywerepast the first and the secondward, theycameunto the irongatethatleadethunto the city; whichopened to them of his own accord: and theywent out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angeldepartedfrom him.
And whenPeter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lordhathsent his angel, and hathdelivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
But he, beckoninguntothemwith the hand to holdtheirpeace, declareduntothem how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shewthesethingsuntoJames, and to the brethren. And he departed, and wentintoanotherplace.
And whenHerod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commandedthattheyshould be put to death. And he wentdownfromJudaea to Caesarea, and thereabode.
And Herod was highlydispleasedwiththem of Tyre and Sidon: but theycamewith one accord to him, and, havingmadeBlastus the king’schamberlaintheirfriend, desiredpeace; becausetheircountry was nourished by the king’scountry.