1 N ow about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church.

And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those of the assembly,

2 T hen he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

and he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword,

3 A nd because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the Days of Unleavened Bread.

and having seen that it is pleasing to the Jews, he added to lay hold of Peter also -- and they were the days of the unleavened food --

4 S o when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover. Peter Freed from Prison

whom also having seized, he did put in prison, having delivered to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him, intending after the passover to bring him forth to the people.

5 P eter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.

Peter, therefore, indeed, was kept in the prison, and fervent prayer was being made by the assembly unto God for him,

6 A nd when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.

and when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night was Peter sleeping between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains, guards also before the door were keeping the prison,

7 N ow behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands.

and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the buildings, and having smitten Peter on the side, he raised him up, saying, `Rise in haste,' and his chains fell from off hands.

8 T hen the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him, “Put on your garment and follow me.”

The messenger also said to him, `Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals;' and he did so; and he saith to him, `Put thy garment round and be following me;'

9 S o he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

and having gone forth, he was following him, and he knew not that it is true that which is done through the messenger, and was thinking he saw a vision,

10 W hen they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

and having passed through a first ward, and a second, they came unto the iron gate that is leading to the city, which of its own accord did open to them, and having gone forth, they went on through one street, and immediately the messenger departed from him.

11 A nd when Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.”

And Peter having come to himself, said, `Now I have known of a truth that the Lord did sent forth His messenger, and did deliver me out of the hand of Herod, and all the expectation of the people of the Jews;'

12 S o, when he had considered this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together praying.

also, having considered, he came unto the house of Mary, the mother of John, who is surnamed Mark, where there were many thronged together and praying.

13 A nd as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer.

And Peter having knocked at the door of the porch, there came a damsel to hearken, by name Rhoda,

14 W hen she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate.

and having known the voice of Peter, from the joy she did not open the porch, but having run in, told of the standing of Peter before the porch,

15 B ut they said to her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, “It is his angel.”

and they said unto her, `Thou art mad;' and she was confidently affirming to be so, and they said, `It is his messenger;'

16 N ow Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.

and Peter was continuing knocking, and having opened, they saw him, and were astonished,

17 B ut motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren.” And he departed and went to another place.

and having beckoned to them with the hand to be silent, he declared to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison, and he said, `Declare to James and to the brethren these things;' and having gone forth, he went on to another place.

18 T hen, as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.

And day having come, there was not a little stir among the soldiers what then was become of Peter,

19 B ut when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there. Herod’s Violent Death

and Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Cesarea, he was abiding.

20 N ow Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus the king’s personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food by the king’s country.

And Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians, and with one accord they came unto him, and having made a friend of Blastus, who over the bed-chambers of the king, they were asking peace, because of their country being nourished from the king's;

21 S o on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them.

and on a set day, Herod having arrayed himself in kingly apparel, and having sat down upon the tribunal, was making an oration unto them,

22 A nd the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

and the populace were shouting, `The voice of a god, and not of a man;'

23 T hen immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

and presently there smote him a messenger of the Lord, because he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired.

24 B ut the word of God grew and multiplied. Barnabas and Saul Appointed

And the word of God did grow and did multiply,

25 A nd Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry, and they also took with them John whose surname was Mark.

and Barnabas and Saul did turn back out of Jerusalem, having fulfilled the ministration, having taken also with John, who was surnamed Mark.