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 agent of Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And after becoming worm-eaten, he expired.

But an agent of Lord opened the prison doors by night, and after leading them out, he said,

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour, and the ninth hour praying in my house. And behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel.

For there stood by me this night an agent of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,

And he lay down and slept under a juniper tree, and, behold, a [heavenly] agent touched him, and said to him, Arise and eat.

The agent of LORD encamps round about those who fear him, and delivers them.

A wicked man watches a righteous man, and seeks to kill him.

And this shall be the sign to thee. Ye shall eat this year that which grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs of the same, and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of it.

My God has sent his [heavenly] agent, and has shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me, inasmuch as before him innocence was found in me. And also before thee, O king, I have done no harm.

Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth for service for the sake of those who are going to inherit salvation?

And a

And on going, it came to pass for him to approach Damascus. And suddenly there shone around him a light out of heaven.

For thou are my lamp, O LORD. And LORD will lighten my darkness.

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

I will bear the indignation of LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case, and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.

And [his] brightness was as the light. He had rays from his hand, and there was the hiding of his power.

And after these things I saw another agent coming down out of heaven having great authority, and the earth was illuminated from his glory.

Arise

And when the morning arose, then the [heavenly] agents hurried Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters who are here, lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

Arise, shine, for thy light has come, and the glory of LORD has risen upon thee.

Therefore he says, Awake, thou who sleep. And arise from the dead, and the Christ will shine upon thee.

And his

They hurt his feet with fetters. He was placed in iron.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds apart.

O LORD, truly I am thy servant. I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid. Thou have loosed my bonds.

Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.

who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. LORD releases the prisoners.

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

General references

And they threw their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison.