Acts 12:7

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Summary

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

The angel

And a

Arise

Genesis 19:15

Isaiah 60:1

Ephesians 5:14

And his

General references

Acts 5:18

Bible References

The angel

And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give the glory to God, and he expired, eaten of worms.

But an angel of the Lord during the night opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out, said,

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I had been fasting unto this hour, and the ninth I was praying in my house, and lo, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

For an angel of the God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,

And he lay down and slept under the broom-bush. And behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, Arise, eat!

The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:

And this shall be the sign unto thee: there shall be eaten this year such as groweth of itself; and in the second year that which springeth of the same; but in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards and eat the fruit thereof.

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service on account of those who shall inherit salvation?

And a

But as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven,

For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.

And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east; and his voice was like the voice of many waters; and the earth was lit up with his glory.

I will bear the indignation of Jehovah for I have sinned against him until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his righteousness.

And his brightness was as the light; Rays came forth from his hand; And there was the hiding of his power.

After these things I saw another angel descending out of the heaven, having great authority: and the earth was lightened with his glory.

Arise

And as the dawn arose, the angels urged Lot, saying, Up, take thy wife and thy two daughters who are present, lest thou perish in the iniquity of the city.

Arise, shine! for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.

Wherefore he says, Wake up, thou that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.

And his

They afflicted his feet with fetters; his soul came into irons;

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in sunder.

Yea, Jehovah! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.

Who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth bread to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste; he spoke and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said to the king, True, O king.

General references

and laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.