4 Whom when he had apprehended, he cast into prison, delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to be kept, meaning after the Pasche to bring him forth to the people.📜💬📚

Rescue of Peter

5 And Peter indeed was kept in prison. But prayer was made of the Church without intermission unto God for him.📜💬📚

6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.📜💬📚

7 And behold an Angel of our Lord stood in presence: and light shined in the house: and striking Peter's side, he raised him, saying: Arise quickly. And the chains fell from his hands.📜💬📚

8 And the Angel said to him: Gird thee, and put on thy shoes. And he did so. And he said to him: Put thy garment about thee, & follow me.📜💬📚

9 And going forth he followed him, & he knew not that it was true which was done by the Angel: but he thought that he saw a vision.📜💬📚

10 And passing through the first & the second watch, they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city, which of it self opened to them. And going out, they went forward one street: and incontinent the Angel departed from him.📜💬📚

11 And Peter returning to himself, said: Now I know in very deed that our Lord hath sent his Angel, and delivered me out of Herod's hand, & from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.📜💬📚

12 And considering, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was surnamed Mark, where many were gathered and praying.📜💬📚

13 And when he knocked at the door of the gate, there came forth a wench to see, named Rhode.📜💬📚

14 And as she knew Peter's voice, for joy she opened not the gate, but running in she told that Peter stood before the gate.📜💬📚

15 But they said to her: Thou art mad. But she affirmed that it was so. But they said: It is his Angel.📜💬📚

16 And Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened, they saw him, & were astonished.📜💬📚

17 And beckoning with his hand to them, that they should hold their peace, he told how our Lord had brought him out of prison, & he said: Tell these things to James & to the brethren. And going forth he went into another place.📜💬📚

18 And when day was come, there was no little ado between the soldiers, what was become of Peter.📜💬📚

19 And Herod, when he had sought him, and had not found, making inquisition of the keepers, commanded them to be led away: & going down from Jewry into Caesarea, there he abode.📜💬📚

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Rescue of Peter

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