19 But during the night (A)an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said,

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When the angel who was speaking to him had left, he summoned two of his [a]servants and a devout soldier of those who were his personal attendants,

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  1. Acts 10:7 Or household slaves

And behold, (A)an angel of the Lord suddenly (B)appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter’s side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And (C)his chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and [a]put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he *said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing (D)a vision. 10 When they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which (E)opened for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. 11 When Peter (F)came [b]to himself, he said, “Now I know for sure that (G)the Lord has sent forth His angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all [c]that the Jewish people were expecting.”

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  1. Acts 12:8 Lit bind
  2. Acts 12:11 Lit in himself
  3. Acts 12:11 Lit the expectation of the people of the Jews