Acts 12:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁷ Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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

⁷ 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)

⁷ 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

⁷ 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

⁷ 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

⁷ 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.

Acts 12:7 Cross References

2 Samuel 22:29

Indeed, you are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord lightens my darkness.

1 Kings 19:5

Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said to him, “Get up and eat.”

1 Kings 19:7

The angel of the Lord came a second time, touched him, and said, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”

Psalm 107:14

he brought them out of darkness and gloom, and broke their bonds apart.

Psalm 116:16

O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the child of your serving girl. You have loosed my bonds.

Psalm 146:7

who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free;

Psalm 34:7

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him and delivers them.

Psalm 68:6

God gives the desolate a home to live in; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious live in a parched land.

Isaiah 37:30

“And this shall be the sign for you: This year eat what grows of itself and in the second year what springs from that; then in the third year sow, reap, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.

Isaiah 60:1

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

Jeremiah 40:1

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 fetters along with all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon.

Ezekiel 43:2

And there the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east; the sound was like the sound of mighty waters, and the earth shone with his glory.

Daniel 3:28

Nebuchadnezzar said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him. They disobeyed the king’s command and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God.

Daniel 6:22

My God sent his angel and shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, because I was found blameless before him; also before you, O king, I have done no wrong.”

Micah 7:9

I must bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he takes my side and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall see his vindication.

Habakkuk 3:11

the moon stood still in its exalted place, at the light of your arrows speeding by, at the gleam of your flashing spear.

Habakkuk 3:4

The brightness was like the sun; rays came forth from his hand, where his power lay hidden.

Matthew 2:13

Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”

Luke 2:9

Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

Luke 24:4

While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them.

Acts 10:30

Cornelius replied, “Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock, I was praying in my house when suddenly a man in dazzling clothes stood before me.

Acts 12:23

And immediately, because he had not given the glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Acts 12:6

The very night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.

Acts 12:8

The angel said to him, “Fasten your belt and put on your sandals.” He did so. Then he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

Acts 16:26

Suddenly there was an earthquake so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.

Acts 2:24

But God raised him up, having released him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.

Acts 5:19

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

Acts 9:3

Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

Ephesians 5:14

for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Hebrews 1:14

Are not all angels spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

Revelation 18:1

After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illumined by his splendor.