Acts 12:7

New Century Version

Suddenly, an angel of the Lord stood there, and a light shined in the cell. The angel struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Hurry! Get up!” the angel said. And the chains fell off Peter’s hands.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:29

Lord, you give light to my lamp. The Lord brightens the darkness around me.

1 Kings 19:5

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

1 Kings 19:7

Later the Lord’s angel came to him a second time. The angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat. If you don’t, the journey will be too hard for you.”

Psalm 107:14

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

Psalm 116:16

Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant and the son of your female servant. You have freed me from my chains.

Psalm 146:7

He does what is fair for those who have been wronged. He gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free.

Psalm 34:7

The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear God, and he saves them.

Psalm 68:6

God gives the lonely a home. He leads prisoners out with joy, but those who turn against God will live in a dry land.

Isaiah 37:30

“Then the Lord said, ‘Hezekiah, I will give you this sign: This year you will eat the grain that grows wild, and the second year you will eat what grows wild from that. But in the third year, plant grain and harvest it. Plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Isaiah 60:1

“Jerusalem, get up and shine, because your light has come, and the glory of the Lord shines on you.

Jeremiah 40:1

The Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan, commander of the guards, had set Jeremiah free at the city of Ramah. He had found Jeremiah in Ramah bound in chains with all the captives from Jerusalem and Judah who were being taken away to Babylon.

Ezekiel 43:2

and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. It sounded like the roar of rushing water, and its brightness made the earth shine.

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 rather than serve or worship any god other than their own.

Daniel 6:22

My God sent his angel to close the lions’ mouths. They have not hurt me, because my God knows I am innocent. I never did anything wrong to you, O king.”

Micah 7:9

I sinned against the Lord, so he was angry with me, but he will defend my case in court. He will bring about what is right for me. Then he will bring me out into the light, and I will see him set things right.

Habakkuk 3:11

The sun and moon stood still in the sky; they stopped when they saw the flash of your flying arrows and the gleam of your shining spear.

Habakkuk 3:4

He is like a bright light. Rays of light shine from his hand, and there he hides his power.

Matthew 2:13

After they left, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt, because Herod is starting to look for the child so he can kill him. Stay in Egypt until I tell you to return.”

Luke 2:9

Then an angel of the Lord stood before them. The glory of the Lord was shining around them, and they became very frightened.

Luke 24:4

While they were wondering about this, two men in shining clothes suddenly stood beside them.

Acts 10:30

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

Acts 12:23

Because Herod did not give the glory to God, an angel of the Lord immediately caused him to become sick, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Acts 12:6

The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Other soldiers were guarding the door of the jail.

Acts 12:8

Then the angel told him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” And Peter did. Then the angel said, “Put on your coat and follow me.”

Acts 16:26

Suddenly, there was a strong earthquake that shook the foundation of the jail. Then all the doors of the jail broke open, and all the prisoners were freed from their chains.

Acts 2:24

God raised Jesus from the dead and set him free from the pain of death, because death could not hold him.

Acts 5:19

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

Acts 9:3

So Saul headed toward Damascus. As he came near the city, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.

Ephesians 5:14

and everything that is made easy to see can become light. This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper! Rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”

Hebrews 1:14

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

Revelation 18:1

After the vision of these things, I saw another angel coming down from heaven. This angel had great power, and his glory made the earth bright.