Acts 12

James Martyred and Peter Jailed

1About that time King Herod violently attacked some who belonged to the church, 2and he executed James, # 12:2 Mt 4:21; 20:23 John’s brother, with the sword. 3When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter too, during the Festival of Unleavened Bread. # 12:3 Ex 12:15; 23:15; Ac 12:5; 20:6; 24:27; 25:9; 2Co 1:11; Eph 6:18 4After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. 5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was praying fervently to God for him.

Peter Rescued

6When Herod was about to bring him out for trial, that very night Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the door guarded the prison. 7Suddenly an angel of the Lord # 12:7 Lk 1:11; Col 4:1; Jd 5 appeared, and a light shone in the cell. Striking Peter on the side, he woke him up and said, “Quick, get up! ” And the chains fell off his wrists. # 12:7 Lk 2:9; 5:19; 16:26; 24:4 8“Get dressed,” the angel told him, “and put on your sandals.” And he did. “Wrap your cloak around you,” he told him, “and follow me.” 9So he went out and followed, and he did not know that what the angel did was really happening, but he thought he was seeing a vision. # 12:9 Ps 126:1; Ac 9:10 10After they passed the first and second guards, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went outside and passed one street, and suddenly the angel left him. # 12:10 Ac 5:19; 16:26

11When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.” # 12:11 Ps 33:18–19; 34:7; Dn 3:28; 6:22; Lk 15:17; 2Co 1:10 12As soon as he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, # 12:12 Ac 12:25; 15:37,39; Col 4:10; 2Tm 4:11; Phm 24; 1Pt 5:13 where many had assembled and were praying. 13He knocked at the door of the outer gate, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer. 14She recognized Peter’s voice, and because of her joy, she did not open the gate but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the outer gate.

15“You’re out of your mind! ” they told her. But she kept insisting that it was true, and they said, “It’s his angel.” # 12:13–15 Mt 18:10; Lk 24:21 16Peter, however, kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.

17Motioning to them with his hand # 12:17 Ac 13:16; 19:33; 21:40 to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Tell these things to James # 12:17 Ac 15:13; 21:18; Gl 1:19; 2:9,12 and the brothers,” he said, and he left and went to another place.

18At daylight, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. 19After Herod had searched and did not find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered their execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there. # 12:19 Ac 8:40; 16:27; 27:42

Herod’s Death

20Herod had been very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. Together they presented themselves before him. After winning over Blastus, who was in charge of the king’s bedroom, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food from the king’s country. # 12:20 1Kg 5:11; Ezr 3:7; Ezk 27:17; Mt 11:21 21On an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a speech to them. 22The assembled people began to shout, “It’s the voice of a god and not of a man! ” 23At once an angel of the Lord # 12:23 Lk 1:11; Col 4:1; Jd 5 struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died. # 12:23 1Sm 25:38; 2Sm 24:16–17; Ps 115:1

24But the word of God spread and multiplied. # 12:24 Ac 6:7; 19:20 25After they had completed their relief mission, Barnabas and Saul returned to # 12:25 Other mss read from Jerusalem, taking along John who was called Mark. # 12:25 Ac 4:36; 11:30; 12:12

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Gevurot Meyruach Hakodesh 12

1Now during that time Herod the king laid his hands on Moshiachʼs Kehillah to harm some of them. 2He killed Ya'akov the ach Yochanan with a cherev (sword). 3Having seen that this was pleasing to the Judeans, Herod proceeded to arrest Kefa also. This happened during the yamim of Chag HaMatzot.#12:3 Ex 12:15; 23:25 4When he had Kefa seized, he put him in the beis hasohar, having handed him over to four squads of chaiyalim to guard him, intending after Pesach to bring him before the people. 5Therefore, Kefa was being kept in the beis hasohar. But tefillah to Hashem was earnestly being made by Moshiachʼs Kehillah for him.

6But b'lailah, when Herod was about to lead him out, Kefa, bound with two sharsherot (chains), was sleeping between two chaiyalim; and, before the delet (door), were shomrim (guards) keeping watch over the beis hasohar. 7Then a malach HaAdon approached and ohr (light) shone in the cheder (room), and, having struck the side of Kefa, he awoke him, saying, Get up quickly! And the kavlei varzel (shackles of iron) fell off his hands.#12:7 Ps 107:14; 149:8 8The malach said to Kefa, Put on your gartel and tie your sandals. And Kefa did so. And the malach says to him, Put on your kaftan and follow me. 9And having gone out, Kefa was following the malach, and he did not have da'as that the thing was happening grahda (as a matter of fact, in reality), but he was thinking he was seeing a chazon through the malach. 10And having gone through the shomrim (guards), the first and the second, they came upon the Sha'ar HaBarzel leading to the Ir Kodesh. This was opened to them by itself. And having gone out, they went along one rekhov (street), and immediately the malach went away from him. 11And Kefa, having come to himself, said, Now I have da'as for sure that HaAdon sent out his malach and delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Judean people.#12:11 Ps 34:7; Dan 3:28; 6:22

12Having realized this, Kefa came upon the bais of Miryam the Em (mother) of Yochanan, the one being called Markos, where there were many having been assembled and davening. 13And when Kefa knocked on the delet (door) of the gate, a na'arah by name Rhoda, approached to listen. 14And having recognized the kol (voice) of Kefa, from simcha she did not open the gate but, having run inside, she reported that Kefa stood at the gate. 15But the ones there said to her, You are meshuggah! But she kept insisting it was so. But they were saying, It is his malach. 16But Kefa continued knocking. And having opened the gate, they saw him, and were nispoyel (standing in awe). 17And having motioned to them with his hand to be silent, he told them how HaAdon led him out from the beis hasohar. Then Kefa said, Report to Ya'akov#12:17 See Mt 13:55 and to the Achim b'Moshiach these things. And having gone out, Kefa went to another place.

18Now when it was boker, there was not a little commotion among the chaiyalim as to what had become of Kefa. 19Now Herod, having sought after him and not having found him, after questioning the shomrim, commanded them to be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Yehudah to Caesarea, and was staying there.

20Now Herod was gor (very) angry with the people of Tzor and those of Tzidon, and with one mind they were coming to him; and, having won over Blastus, the kingʼs chamberlain, they were requesting shalom, because their country was fed by the kingʼs lands.#12:20 1Kgs 5:9,11; Ezek 27:17 21Now on the appointed day, Herod, having clothed himself with royal malbush (clothing) and having sat down on the kes hamishpat, was delivering a public address to them. 22And the multitude was crying out, Hinei, the kol of a g-d and not of an ish! 23Immediately, a malach Adonoi struck him, because he did not give the kavod to Hashem. And, having become eaten with worms, Herod died.#12:23 1Sm 25:38; 2Sm 24:16,17; 2Kgs 19:35

24But the dvar Hashem was growing and increasing.

25And Bar-Nabba and Sha'ul returned from Yerushalayim, having fulfilled their shlichus (mission) to deliver the tzedakah and having taken along with them [back to Antioch], Yochanan the one called Markos.

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