Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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1 It was at that time that King Herod began to
illtreat some of the members of the Church.
2 He
had James, the brother of John, beheaded;
3 and,
when he saw that the Jews were pleased with
this, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (This was during the
Festival of the Unleavened Bread.)
4 After seizing Peter, Herod
put him in prison, and entrusted him to the keeping of four
Guards of four soldiers each, intending, after the Passover, to
bring him up before the people.
5 So Peter was kept in prison,
but meanwhile the prayers of the Church were being earnestly
offered to God on his behalf. ⪆⪆
6 Just when Herod was
intending to bring him before the people, on that very night
Peter was asleep between two soldiers, chained to them both,
while there were sentries in front of the door, guarding the
prison.
7 Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a
light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter on the side,
and roused him with the words: “Get up quickly.”
8 The chains dropped from his wrists, and then the angel said:
“Put on your girdle and sandals.”
When Peter had done so, the angel added: “Throw your
cloak round you and follow me.”
9 Peter followed him out, not knowing that what was
happening under the angel's guidance was real, but thinking
that he was seeing a vision.
10 Passing the first Guard, and
then the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the
city, which opened to them of itself; and, when they had
passed through that, and had walked along one street, all at
once the angel left him.
11 Then Peter came to himself and said:
“Now I know beyond all doubt that the Lord has sent his
angel, and has rescued me from Herod's hands and from all
that the Jewish people have been expecting.”
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12 As soon as he realized what had happened, he went to the
house of Mary, the mother of John who was also known as
Mark, where a number of people were gathered together,
praying.
13 On his knocking at the door in the gate, a maid-servant,
named Rhoda, came to answer it.
14 She recognized
Peter's voice, but in her joy left the gate unopened, and
ran in, and told them that Peter was standing outside.
15 “You are mad!” they exclaimed.
But, when she persisted that it was so, they said:
“It must be his spirit!”
16 Meanwhile Peter went on knocking, and, when they opened
the gate and saw him, they were amazed.
17 Peter signed to
them with his hand to be silent, and then told them how the
Lord had brought him out of the prison, adding:
“Tell James and the Brethren all this.”
18 Then he left the house, and went away to another place. ⪆⪆In
the morning there was a great stir among the soldiers—
what could have become of Peter!
19 And, when Herod had
made further search for him and failed to find him, he closely
questioned the Guard, and ordered them away to execution.
Then he went down from Judaea to stay at Caesarea.
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20 It happened that Herod was deeply offended
with the people of Tyre and Sidon, but they went
in a body to him, and, having succeeded in winning over
Blastus, the Chamberlain, they begged Herod for a reconciliation,
because their country was dependent on the King's
for its food-supply.
21 On an appointed day Herod, wearing his
state-robes, seated himself on his throne, and delivered an
oration.
22 The people kept shouting: “It is the voice of God,
and not of a man!”
23 Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not
give God the glory; and he was attacked with worms, and died.
24 Meanwhile the Lord's Message kept extending, and spreading
far and wide.
25 When Barnabas and Saul had carried out their mission,
they returned to Jerusalem, and took with them John, who
was also known as Mark.
Twentieth Century [1904], THE TWENTIETH CENTURY NEW TESTAMENT A TRANSLATION INTO MODERN ENGLISH Made from the Original Greek (Westcott & Hort's Text) (The Fleming H. Revell Company, NEW YORK & CHICAGO) [word count] [B14200].
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