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Herod Causes Trouble for the Church
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|Atos 12:1| At that time King Herod 41 caused terrible suffering for some members of the church.
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|Atos 12:2| He ordered soldiers to cut off the head of James, the brother of John.
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|Atos 12:3| y When Herod saw that this pleased the Jewish people, he had Peter arrested during the Festival of Thin Bread.
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|Atos 12:4| He put Peter in jail and ordered four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to put him on trial in public after the festival.
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|Atos 12:5| While Peter was being kept in jail, the church never stopped praying to God for him.
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Peter Is Rescued
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|Atos 12:6| The night before Peter was to be put on trial, he was asleep and bound by two chains. A soldier was guarding him on each side, and two other soldiers were guarding the entrance to the jail.
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|Atos 12:7| Suddenly an angel from the Lord appeared, and light flashed around in the cell. The angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up. Then he said, “Quick! Get up!” The chains fell off his hands,
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|Atos 12:8| and the angel said, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” Peter did what he was told. Then the angel said, “Now put on your coat and follow me.”
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|Atos 12:9| Peter left with the angel, but he thought everything was only a dream.
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|Atos 12:10| They went past the two groups of soldiers, and when they came to the iron gate to the city, it opened by itself. They went out and were going along the street, when all at once the angel disappeared.
