Acts 12:11

Translations

Modern

Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

Traditional

And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

Literal

And having come to himself, Peter said, “Now I know truly that the Lord sent forth His angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod and of all the expectation of the people of the Jews.”

Latin

Et Petrus ad se reversus, dixit: Nunc scio vere quia misit Dominus angelum suum, et eripuit me de manu Herodis, et de omni exspectatione plebis Judæorum.

Original

Greek

English

Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

Notes

Acts 12:7–11

See “Angels” Theme Note.

Acts 12:6–19

God, through an angel, guided Peter out of prison. Peter reunited with his praying friends, and God sent him to continue proclaiming the good news about Jesus. The message advanced by God's power, even when the church and apostles faced strong opposition and discouragement.

Theme notes and profiles

Jewish Leaders Simon Peter Angels God Protects His Servant God Works through Prayer Persecution

Events

An angel rescues Peter from prisonc. AD 40

Related verses

Daniel 6:22
My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”
Daniel 3:28
Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
2 Peter 2:9
…if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
Psalm 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
Psalm 97:10
Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Acts 5:19
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
Psalm 33:18
Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
Luke 15:17
Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!
Psalm 41:2
The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.
Psalm 109:31
For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
Psalm 34:22
The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
Daniel 3:25
“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”

People

Herod: A Tetrarch who persecuted the early church Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Peter: Apostle of Jesus, leader in the early church

Glossary

Angel Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Caligula Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Church Meetings First Jewish Revolt Herod, Herodian Family Letter to the Galatians Persecution Peter, the Apostle Prayer

Topics

Angel (A Spirit): Appearances of To Peter, in Prison Angels are Ministering Spirits Christian Minister: Persecution: Peter God: Preserver: Peter Herod: Son of Aristobulus (Herod Agrippa I) Jerusalem: Roman Rulers Who Resided in Herod (Herod Agrippa I) Miracles of the Disciples of Jesus: Peter and Other Apostles Were Delivered from Prison Persecution of the Apostles Peter: Imprisoned and Delivered by an Angel Prayer: Answered: The Disciples, for Peter Prisoners: Peter Rulers: Wicked: Herod Agrippa I, Persecuting the Congregation in Jerusalem

Acts 12:11

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