KJ3 Literal Translation
Acts 12
1 King Herod persecutes the Christians, kills James, 6 and imprisons Peter. 20 In his pride, he is stricken by an angel, and dies miserably.
1And at that time Herod the king put on the hands to mistreat some of the ones from the assembly.
2And he killed James the brother of John with a sword.
3And seeing that it was pleasing to the Jews, he added also to seize Peter (and they were the days of Unleavened Bread),
4whom capturing him also, he put him into prison, giving him over to four sets of four soldiers to guard him, intending to bring him up to the people after the Passover.
5Therefore Peter was indeed kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was made by the assembly to God on his behalf.
6But when Herod was about to bring him out, in that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, having been bound with two chains, also guards were before the door keeping the prison.
7And, behold! An angel of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the building. And striking Peter’s side, he aroused him, saying, Rise up in haste! And the chains fell off from his hands.
8And the angel said to him, Gird yourself, and bind on your sandals. And he did so. And he said to him, Throw around your garment and follow me.
9And going out, he followed him, and did not know that this happening through the angel was true, but he thought he saw a vision.
10And going through a first and a second guard, they came on the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself. And going out, they went on one street; and instantly the angel withdrew from him.
11And Peter coming to be within himself said, Now I know truly that the Lord sent out His angel and delivered me out of Herod’s hand, and out of all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
12And comprehending, he came onto the house of Mary the mother of John, the one being called Mark, where many were gathered together, and praying.
13And Peter knocking at the door of the porch, a servant girl, Rhoda by name, came near to answer.
14And recognizing Peter’s voice, from joy she did not open the porch, but running in she reported Peter to stand before the porch.
15But the ones said to her, You are raving. But she insisted, holding it to be so. And the ones said, It is his angel.
16But Peter was continuing knocking. And opening, they saw him and were amazed.
17And signaling to them with the hand to be silent, he told them how the Lord led him out of the prison. And he said, Report these things to James and the brothers. And going out, he went to another place.
18And day having come, there was not a little disturbance among the soldiers, saying, What, then, became of Peter?
19And searching for him, and not finding him, examining the guards, Herod commanded them to be led away. And going down from Judea to Caesarea, he spent time there.
20And Herod was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. But with one mind they came to him. And persuading Blastus, the one over the king’s bedroom, they begged peace, because their country was fed from the royal bounty.
21And on a set day, having put on regal clothing, and sitting on the tribunal, Herod made a speech to them.
22And the people cried out, The voice of a god, and not of a man!
23And instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give the glory to God. And having been eaten of worms, he breathed out his soul.
24But the Word of God grew and increased.
25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having fulfilled the ministry, and having taken with them the one being called Mark.
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