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unto the Lord.
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For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people
was added unto the Lord.
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Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
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And when he
had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled
themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first
in Antioch.
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And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
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And there stood up one of
them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the
world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
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Then the disciples, every man according
to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
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Which also they
did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
CHAPTER 12
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth
his
hands to vex certain of the church.
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And
he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
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And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he
proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
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And when he had
apprehended him, he put
him
in prison, and delivered
him
to four quaternions of soldiers to keep
him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
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Peter therefore was kept in prison:
but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
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And when Herod would
have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two
chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
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And, behold, the angel of the Lord came
upon
him,
and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying,
Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from
his
hands.
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And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself,
and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and
follow me.
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And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by
the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
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When they were past the first and the second ward, they
came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and
they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
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And
when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel,
and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and
from
all the expectation of the people of the
Jews.
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And when he had considered
the thing,
he came to the house of Mary the mother of John,
whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
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And as Peter knocked
at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.
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And when she knew Peter’s
voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.
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And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said
they, It is his angel.
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But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened
the door,
and saw
him, they were astonished.
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But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace,
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