On [a]the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, (A)bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison. And behold, (B)an angel of the Lord suddenly (C)stood near Peter, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter’s side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And (D)his chains fell off his hands.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 12:6 Lit that night

13 Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For (A)I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die in Jerusalem for (B)the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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20 For this reason, therefore, I [a]requested to see you and to speak with you, since I am wearing (A)this chain for (B)the sake of the hope of Israel.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 28:20 Or invited you to see me and speak with me

20 for which I am an (A)ambassador (B)in [a]chains; that [b]in proclaiming it I may speak (C)boldly, (D)as I ought to speak.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 6:20 Lit a chain
  2. Ephesians 6:20 Two early mss I may speak it boldly

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