Acts 12:7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) and behold, an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared [standing beside him], and a light shone in the place where he was. And the angel gently smote Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, Get up quickly! And the chains fell off his hands. American Standard Version (1901) And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. Common English Bible Suddenly an angel from the Lord appeared and a light shone in the prison cell. After nudging Peter on his side to awaken him, the angel raised him up and said, “Quick! Get up!” The chains fell from his wrists. Catholic Public Domain Version And behold, an Angel of the Lord stood near, and a light shined forth in the cell. And tapping Peter on the side, he awakened him, saying, "Rise up, quickly." And the chains fell from his hands. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And behold an angel of the Lord stood by him: and a light shined in the room: and he striking Peter on the side, raised him up, saying: Arise quickly. And the chains fell off from his hands. |
And he lay down and slept under a broom tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.”
And the angel of the Lord came again a second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, else the journey will be too great for you.”
he brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds asunder.
O Lord, I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast loosed my bonds.
who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free;
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
God gives the desolate a home to dwell in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity; but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
“And this shall be the sign for you: this year eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs of the same; then in the third year sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he took him bound in chains along with all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.
And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the east; and the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with his glory.
Nebuchadnezzar said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set at naught the king's command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God.
My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me, because I was found blameless before him; and also before you, O king, I have done no wrong.”
I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his deliverance.
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation at the light of thine arrows as they sped, at the flash of thy glittering spear.
His brightness was like the light, rays flashed from his hand; and there he veiled his power.
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”
And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear.
While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel;
And Cornelius said, “Four days ago, about this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel,
Immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was eaten by worms and died.
The very night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison;
And the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your mantle around you and follow me.”
and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and every one's fetters were unfastened.
But God raised him up, having loosed the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out and said,
Now as he journeyed he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him.
Therefore it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.”
Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation?
After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority; and the earth was made bright with his splendor.