Acts 12:7

Good News Translation

Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood there, and a light shone in the cell. The angel shook Peter by the shoulder, woke him up, and said, “Hurry! Get up!” At once the chains fell off Peter's hands.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:29

You, Lord, are my light; you dispel my darkness.

1 Kings 19:5

He lay down under the tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Wake up and eat.”

1 Kings 19:7

The Lord's angel returned and woke him up a second time, saying, “Get up and eat, or the trip will be too much for you.”

Psalm 107:14

He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke their chains in pieces.

Psalm 116:16

I am your servant, Lord; I serve you just as my mother did. You have saved me from death.

Psalm 146:7

he judges in favor of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free

Psalm 34:7

His angel guards those who honor the Lord and rescues them from danger.

Psalm 68:6

He gives the lonely a home to live in and leads prisoners out into happy freedom, but rebels will have to live in a desolate land.

Isaiah 37:30

Then Isaiah said to King Hezekiah, “Here is a sign of what will happen. This year and next you will have only wild grain to eat, but the following year you will be able to plant grain and harvest it, and plant vines and eat grapes.

Isaiah 60:1

Arise, Jerusalem, and shine like the sun; The glory of the Lord is shining on you!

Jeremiah 40:1

The Lord spoke to me after Nebuzaradan, the commanding officer, had set me free at Ramah. I had been taken there in chains, along with all the other people from Jerusalem and Judah who were being taken away as prisoners to Babylonia.

Ezekiel 43:2

and there I saw coming from the east the dazzling light of the presence of the God of Israel. God's voice sounded like the roar of the sea, and the earth shone with the dazzling light.

Daniel 3:28

The king said, “Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued these men who serve and trust him. They disobeyed my orders and risked their lives rather than bow down and worship any god except their own.

Daniel 6:22

God sent his angel to shut the mouths of the lions so that they would not hurt me. He did this because he knew that I was innocent and because I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.”

Micah 7:9

We have sinned against the Lord, so now we must endure his anger for a while. But in the end he will defend us and right the wrongs that have been done to us. He will bring us out to the light; we will live to see him save us.

Habakkuk 3:11

At the flash of your speeding arrows and the gleam of your shining spear, the sun and the moon stood still.

Habakkuk 3:4

He comes with the brightness of lightning; light flashes from his hand, there where his power is hidden.

Matthew 2:13

After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph and said, “Herod will be looking for the child in order to kill him. So get up, take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you to leave.”

Luke 2:9

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone over them. They were terribly afraid,

Luke 24:4

They stood there puzzled about this, when suddenly two men in bright shining clothes stood by them.

Acts 10:30

Cornelius said, “It was about this time three days ago that I was praying in my house at three o'clock in the afternoon. Suddenly a man dressed in shining clothes stood in front of me

Acts 12:23

At once the angel of the Lord struck Herod down, because he did not give honor to God. He was eaten by worms and died.

Acts 12:6

The night before Herod was going to bring him out to the people, Peter was sleeping between two guards. He was tied with two chains, and there were guards on duty at the prison gate.

Acts 12:8

Then the angel said, “Tighten your belt and put on your sandals.” Peter did so, and the angel said, “Put your cloak around you and come with me.”

Acts 16:26

Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, which shook the prison to its foundations. At once all the doors opened, and the chains fell off all the prisoners.

Acts 2:24

But God raised him from death, setting him free from its power, because it was impossible that death should hold him prisoner.

Acts 5:19

But that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison gates, led the apostles out, and said to them,

Acts 9:3

As Saul was coming near the city of Damascus, suddenly a light from the sky flashed around him.

Ephesians 5:14

for anything that is clearly revealed becomes light. That is why it is said, “Wake up, sleeper, and rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”

Hebrews 1:14

What are the angels, then? They are spirits who serve God and are sent by him to help those who are to receive salvation.

Revelation 18:1

After this I saw another angel coming down out of heaven. He had great authority, and his splendor brightened the whole earth.