19 But during the night (A)an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and leading them out, he said,

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When the angel who *spoke to him left, he summoned two of his [a]servants and a devout soldier from his personal attendants,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 10:7 Or household slaves

And behold, (A)an angel of the Lord suddenly (B)stood near Peter, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter’s side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And (C)his chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him, “Put on your belt and [a]strap on your sandals.” And he did so. And he *said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” And he went out and continued to follow, and yet he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing (D)a vision. 10 Now when they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which (E)opened for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. 11 When Peter (F)came [b]to himself, he said, “Now I know for sure that (G)the Lord has sent forth His angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all [c]that the Jewish people were expecting.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 12:8 Lit bind
  2. Acts 12:11 Lit in himself
  3. Acts 12:11 Lit the expectation of the people of the Jews

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