Acts 12:7

Weymouth NT

Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell; and, striking Peter on the side, he woke him and said, »Rise quickly.« Instantly the chains dropped off his wrists.

Cross References

Matthew 2:13

When they were gone, and angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, »Rise: take the babe and His mother and escape to Egypt, and remain there till I bring you word. For Herod is about to make search for the child in order to destroy Him.«

Luke 2:9

when suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them; and they were filled with terror.

Luke 24:4

At this they were in great perplexity, when suddenly there stood by them two men whose raiment flashed like lightning.

Acts 10:30

»Just at this hour, three days ago,« replied Cornelius, »I was offering afternoon prayer in my house, when suddenly a man in shining raiment stood in front of me,

Acts 12:23

Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he had not given the glory to God, and being eaten up by worms, he died.

Acts 12:6

Now when Herod was on the point of taking him out of prison, that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards were on duty outside the door.

Acts 12:8

»Fasten your girdle,« said the angel, »and tie on your sandals.« He did so. Then the angel said, »Throw your cloak round you, and follow me.«

Acts 16:26

when suddenly there was such a violent shock of earthquake that the prison shook to its foundations. Instantly the doors all flew open, and the chains fell off from every prisoner.

Acts 2:24

But God has raised Him to life, having terminated the throes of death, for in fact it was not possible for Him to be held fast by death.

Acts 5:19

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

Acts 9:3

But on the journey, as he was getting near Damascus, suddenly there flashed round him a light from Heaven;

Ephesians 5:14

For this reason it is said, »Rise, sleeper; rise from among the dead, and Christ will shed light upon you.«

Hebrews 1:14

Are not all angels spirits that serve Him–whom He sends out to render service for the benefit of those who, before long, will inherit salvation?

Revelation 18:1

After these things I saw another angel coming down from Heaven, armed with great power. The earth shone with his splendor,