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Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people’s worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died.

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highlighted Acts 12:22 NLT

The people gave him a great ovation, shouting, “It’s the voice of a god, not of a man!”

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Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they sent a delegation to make peace with him because their cities were dependent upon Herod’s country for food. The delegates won the support of Blastus, Herod’s personal assistant,

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highlighted Acts 12:18-19 NLT

At dawn there was a great commotion among the soldiers about what had happened to Peter.

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highlighted Acts 12:17 NLT

He motioned for them to quiet down and told them how the Lord had led him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers what happened,” he said. And then he went to another place.

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highlighted Acts 12:14-16 NLT

When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that, instead of opening the door, she ran back inside and told everyone, “Peter is standing at the door!”

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highlighted Acts 12:12-13 NLT

When he realized this, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered for prayer.

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highlighted Acts 12:11 NLT

Peter finally came to his senses. “It’s really true!” he said. “The Lord has sent his angel and saved me from Herod and from what the Jewish leaders had planned to do to me!”

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highlighted Acts 12:10 NLT

They passed the first and second guard posts and came to the iron gate leading to the city, and this opened for them all by itself. So they passed through and started walking down the street, and then the angel suddenly left him.

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highlighted Acts 12:9 NLT

So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn’t realize it was actually happening.

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highlighted Acts 12:7-8 NLT

Suddenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and an angel of the Lord stood before Peter. The angel struck him on the side to awaken him and said, “Quick! Get up!” And the chains fell off his wrists.

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highlighted Acts 12:5-6 NLT

But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him.

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highlighted Acts 12:4 NLT

Then he imprisoned him, placing him under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring Peter out for public trial after the Passover.

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