Acts 12:7

Modern English Version

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Rise up, quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:29

For You are my lamp, O  Lord; the Lord illuminates my darkness.

1 Kings 19:5

As he lay and slept under the juniper tree, behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.”

1 Kings 19:7

The angel of the Lord came again a second time and touched him and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.”

Psalm 107:14

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bonds apart.

Psalm 116:16

O  Lord, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have loosed my bonds.

Psalm 146:7

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

Psalm 34:7

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

Psalm 68:6

God settles the solitary in a home; He leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

Isaiah 37:30

“This shall be a sign to you: You shall eat this year what grows of itself, and the second year what springs from the same, and in the third year sow and reap and 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 had taken him bound in chains among all who were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah who were being carried away captive to Babylon.

Ezekiel 43:2

And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. And His voice was like a noise of many waters. And the earth displayed His glory.

Daniel 3:28

Then Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They have defied the king’s word and yielded their bodies, so that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

Daniel 6:22

My God has sent His angel and has shut the lions’ mouths so that they have not hurt me, because innocence was found in me before Him; and also before you, O king, I have done no harm.”

Micah 7:9

I will endure the rage of the Lord, because I have sinned against Him, until the time when He pleads my case and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out into the light; I will look upon His vindication.

Habakkuk 3:11

The sun and moon stood still in their places; at the light of Your arrows they went, at the flash of Your glittering spear.

Habakkuk 3:4

His brightness was like the light; rays flashed from His hand, and there His power was hidden.

Matthew 2:13

Now when they departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, and escape to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word. For Herod will seek the young Child to kill Him.”

Luke 2:9

And then an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were very afraid.

Luke 24:4

While they were greatly perplexed concerning this, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.

Acts 10:30

Cornelius said, “Four days ago I was fasting until this hour. At the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

Acts 12:23

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and died.

Acts 12:6

The very night when Herod would have brought him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. And the guards before the door were securing the prison.

Acts 12:8

Then the angel said to him, “Dress yourself and put your sandals on.” And he did so. Then he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

Acts 16:26

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s shackles were loosened.

Acts 2:24

whom God raised up by loosening the pull of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

Acts 5:19

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

Acts 9:3

As he went he drew near Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him.

Ephesians 5:14

Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to minister to those who will inherit salvation?

Revelation 18:1

After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated with his glory.