Acts 12:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

And a great light was seen shining in the room, and an angel of the Lord came to Peter and, touching him on his side so that he came out of his sleep, said, Get up quickly. And his chains came off his hands.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:29

For you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.

1 Kings 19:5

And stretching himself on the earth, he went to sleep under the broom-plant; but an angel, touching him, said to him, Get up and have some food.

1 Kings 19:7

And the angel of the Lord came again a second time, and touching him said, Get up and have some food, or the journey will be overmuch for your strength.

Psalm 107:14

He took them out of the dark and the black night, and all their chains were broken.

Psalm 116:16

O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of her who is your servant; by you have my cords been broken.

Psalm 146:7

Who gives their rights to those who are crushed down; and gives food to those who are in need of it: the Lord makes the prisoners free;

Psalm 34:7

The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.

Psalm 68:6

Those who are without friends, God puts in families; he makes free those who are in chains; but those who are turned away from him are given a dry land.

Isaiah 37:30

And this will be the sign to you: you will get your food this year from what comes up of itself, and in the second year from the produce of the same; and in the third year you will put in your seed, and get in the grain, and make vine-gardens, and take of their fruit.

Isaiah 60:1

Up! let your face be bright, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is shining on you.

Jeremiah 40:1

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him; for he had been put in chains, among all the prisoners of Jerusalem and Judah who were taken away prisoners to Babylon.

Ezekiel 43:2

And there was the glory of the God of Israel coming from the way of the east: and his voice was like the sound of great waters, and the earth was shining with his glory.

Daniel 3:28

Nebuchadnezzar made answer and said, Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent his angel and kept his servants safe who had faith in him, and who put the king's word on one side and gave up their bodies to the fire, so that they might not be servants or worshippers of any other god but their God.

Daniel 6:22

My God has sent his angel to keep the lions' mouths shut, and they have done me no damage: because I was seen to be without sin before him; and further, before you, O King, I have done no wrong.

Micah 7:9

I will undergo the wrath of the Lord, because of my sin against him; till he takes up my cause and does what is right for me: when he makes me come out into the light, I will see his righteousness;

Habakkuk 3:11

At the light of your arrows they went away, at the shining of your polished spear.

Habakkuk 3:4

He was shining like the light; he had rays coming out from his hand: there his power was kept secret.

Matthew 2:13

And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.

Luke 2:9

And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord was shining round about them: and fear came on them.

Luke 24:4

And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them:

Acts 10:30

And Cornelius said, Four days from now I was in my house in prayer at the ninth hour; and I saw before me a man in shining clothing,

Acts 12:23

And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.

Acts 12:6

And when Herod was about to take him out, the same night Peter was sleeping in chains between two armed men, and the watchmen were keeping watch before the door of the prison.

Acts 12:8

Then the angel said, Put on your shoes and get ready to go. And he did so. And he said, Put your coat round you and come with me.

Acts 16:26

And suddenly there was an earth-shock, so that the base of the prison was moved: and all the doors came open, and everyone's chains came off.

Acts 2:24

But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it.

Acts 5:19

But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,

Acts 9:3

And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;

Ephesians 5:14

For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all helping spirits, who are sent out as servants to those whose heritage will be salvation?

Revelation 18:1

After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was bright with his glory.