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Acts 12:11 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.” "
Acts 12:11
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9 And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
10 When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11 When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
12 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
13 When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
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Acts 12:1
"Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly."
Acts 12:2
"He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword."
Acts 12:3
"When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread."
Acts 12:4
"When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover."
Acts 12:5
"Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him."
Acts 12:6
"The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison."
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