Acts 12:11

9 So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.

10 They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

12 And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

13 He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
KJV
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
WEB
When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
ASV
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
DARBY
And Peter, being come to himself, said, Now I know certainly that [the] Lord has sent forth his angel and has taken me out of the hand of Herod and all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
BLB
And having come to himself, Peter said, “Now I know truly that the Lord sent forth His angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod and of all the expectation of the people of the Jews.”
ÅB
Da kom Peter til seg selv og sa: Nå vet jeg for visst at Herren har utsendt sin engel og fridd meg ut av Herodes' hånd og av alt det som jødefolket hadde ventet på.
OTB
Peter kom til seg selv og sa: "Nå er jeg sikker på at Herren har sendt sin engel og reddet meg fra Herodes' grep og fra alt det jødefolket ventet."
B1930
Da kom Peter til sig selv og sa: Nu vet jeg for visst at Herren har utsendt sin engel og fridd mig ut av Herodes' hånd og av alt det som jødefolket hadde ventet på.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Daniel 6:22

    My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”

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  • Daniel 3:28

    Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

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  • 2 Peter 2:9

    if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

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  • Psalms 34:7

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

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  • Psalms 33:18

    Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

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  • Psalms 97:10

    Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

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  • Acts 5:19

    But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

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  • Psalms 41:2

    The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.

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