Acts 12:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Suddenly an angel of the Lord was standing there, and the room was filled with light. The angel tapped Peter on the side and woke him up. The angel said, “Hurry, get up!” The chains fell off Peter’s hands.

Cross References

Acts 5:19

But during the night, an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail. The angel led the apostles outside and said,

Acts 16:26

Suddenly there was an earthquake so strong that it shook the foundation of the jail. All the doors of the jail opened, and the chains on all the prisoners fell off.

Psalm 146:7

He does what is right for those who have been hurt. He gives food to the hungry. The Lord frees people locked up in prison.

Psalm 107:14

He took them out of their dark prisons. He broke the ropes that held them.

Psalm 34:7

The Lord’s angel builds a camp around his followers, and he protects them.

Acts 10:30

Cornelius said, “Four days ago, I was praying in my house. It was at this same time—three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly there was someone standing before me wearing bright, shiny clothes.

Ephesians 5:14

Yes, everything is made clear by the light. This is why we say, “Wake up, you who are sleeping! Rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”

Acts 2:24

Jesus suffered the pain of death, but God made him free. He raised him from death. There was no way for death to hold him.

Luke 24:4

They did not understand this. While they were wondering about it, two men in shining clothes stood beside them.

Luke 2:9

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord was shining around them. The shepherds were very afraid.

Micah 7:9

I sinned against the Lord, so he was angry with me. But he will argue my case for me in court. He will do what is right for me. Then he will bring me out into the light, and I will see that he is right.

Daniel 6:22

My God sent his angel to save me. The angel closed the lions’ mouths. The lions have not hurt me because my God knows I am innocent. I never did anything wrong to you, King.”

1 Kings 19:7

Later the Lord’s angel came to him again, touched him, and said, “Get up and eat! If you don’t, you will not be strong enough to make the long trip.”

Acts 12:23

Herod did not give the glory to God. So an angel of the Lord caused him to get sick. He was eaten by worms inside him, and he died.

Acts 9:3

So Saul went to Damascus. When he came near the city, a very bright light from heaven suddenly shined around him.

Habakkuk 3:4

Rays of light shine from his hand, a bright, shining light. There is such power hiding in that hand.

Ezekiel 43:2

There the Glory of the God of Israel came from the east. God’s voice was loud like the sound of the sea. The ground was bright with the light from the Glory of God.

Isaiah 60:1

“Jerusalem, get up and shine! Your Light is coming! The Glory of the Lord will shine on you.

Psalm 116:16

Lord, I am your servant! Yes, I am your slave, as my mother was. You set me free from the chains of death.

1 Kings 19:5

Then Elijah lay down under the bush and went to sleep. An angel came to him and touched him. The angel said, “Get up and eat!”

Revelation 18:1

Then I saw another angel coming down from heaven. This angel had great power. The angel’s glory made the earth bright.

Hebrews 1:14

All the angels are spirits who serve God and are sent to help those who will receive salvation.

Acts 12:6

One night, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two of the soldiers. More soldiers were guarding the door of the jail. Herod was planning to bring Peter out before the people the next day.

Habakkuk 3:11

The sun and the moon lost their brightness. They stopped shining when they saw your bright flashes of lightning. That lightning was like spears and arrows shooting through the air.

Isaiah 37:30

Then the Lord said, “I will give you a sign to show you that these words are true. You will not be able to plant seeds this year, so next year you will eat grain that grew wild from the previous year’s crop. But in the third year, you will eat grain from seeds that you planted. You will harvest your crops, and you will have plenty to eat. You will plant vineyards and eat grapes from them.

2 Samuel 22:29

Lord, you are my lamp. You, Lord, turn the darkness around me into light.

Psalm 68:6

God provides homes for those who are lonely. He frees people from prison and makes them happy. But those who turn against him will live in the desert.

Jeremiah 40:1

The message from the Lord came to Jeremiah after he was set free at the city of Ramah. Nebuzaradan, the commander of the king of Babylon’s special guards, found Jeremiah in Ramah. Jeremiah was bound with chains. He was with all the captives from Jerusalem and Judah. They were being taken away in captivity to Babylon.

Daniel 3:28

Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Their God has sent his angel and saved his servants from the fire! These three men trusted their God and refused to obey my command. They were willing to die instead of serving or worshiping any other god.

Matthew 2:13

After the wise men left, an angel from the Lord came to Joseph in a dream. The angel said, “Get up! Take the child with his mother and escape to Egypt. Herod wants to kill the child and will soon start looking for him. Stay in Egypt until I tell you to come back.”

Acts 12:8

The angel said, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” Peter did as he was told. Then the angel said, “Put on your coat and follow me.”