1 那时， 希律王下手苦害教会中的几个人，

2 用刀杀了约翰的哥哥雅各。

3 他见这事博得了犹太人的欢心， 就在除酵节期间， 再次捉拿彼得。

4 捉到了， 就把他关在监里， 交给四班士兵看守， 每班四个人， 打算过了逾越节， 把他提出来交给民众。

5 彼得就这样被拘留在监里； 但教会却为他迫切地祈求 神。

6 希律要提他出来的前一夜， 彼得被两条锁链锁住， 睡在两个士兵中间， 还有卫兵守在门前。

7 忽然， 有主的一位使者出现， 屋就光芒四射。天使拍拍彼得的肋旁， 唤醒他， 说： "快起来！ "他手上的锁链就脱落了。

8 天使对他说： "束上带子， 穿上鞋！ "他就这样作了。天使又说： "披上外衣， 跟我走！ "

9 他就出来跟着天使走， 但他不知道天使所作的事是真的， 还以为是见了异象。

10 他们经过第一、第二两个岗位， 来到通往城内的铁门， 那门自动给他们开了。他们出来， 往前走了一条街， 天使立刻离开了他。

11 彼得清醒过来， 说： "现在我确实知道， 主差他的天使来， 救我脱离希律的手和犹太人所期望的一切。"

12 他明白了之后， 就到约翰（别名马可）的母亲马利亚家里去； 有许多人聚集在那里祷告。

13 彼得敲了大门， 有一个名叫罗大的使女， 出来应门。

14 她认出是彼得的声音， 欢喜到顾不得开门， 就跑进去报告， 说彼得站在门外。

15 大家说： "你疯了！ "她却坚持地说这是真的。他们说： "一定是他的天使。"

16 彼得继续敲门； 他们打开了， 一见是他， 就非常惊讶。

17 彼得作了一个手势， 要他们安静， 然后对他们述说主怎样领他出监， 又说： "你们把这些事告诉雅各和众弟兄。"就离开那里， 到别的地方去了。

18 天亮的时候， 士兵们非常慌乱， 不知彼得出了什么事。

19 希律搜索他， 却找不到， 就审问卫兵， 下令把他们带出去处死。后来希律离开犹太， 到该撒利亚去， 住在那里。

20 当时希律对推罗和西顿人怀怒在心。这两地的人因为他们的地区都需要从王的领土得到粮食， 就先拉拢了王的内侍臣伯拉斯都， 然后同心地去见希律， 要向他求和。

21 到了定好的日期， 希律穿上王服， 坐在高台上， 向他们演讲。

22 群众大声说： "这是 神的声音， 不是人的声音！ "

23 他不归荣耀给 神， 所以主的使者立刻击打他， 他被虫咬， 就断了气。

24 神的道日渐兴旺， 越发广传。

25 巴拿巴和扫罗完成了送交捐项的任务， 就带着名叫马可的约翰， 从耶路撒冷回来。

1 Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church. 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 3 And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread. 4 And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people. 5 Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him. 6 And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. 7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. 8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. 9 And he went out, and followed; and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision. 10 And when they were past the first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him. 11 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. 12 And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together and were praying. 13 And when he knocked at the door of the gate, a maid came to answer, named Rhoda. 14 And when she knew Peter’s voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate. 15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And they said, It is his angel. 16 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed. 17 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place. 18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. 19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, and tarried there.

20 Now he was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: and they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed from the king’s country. 21 And upon a set day Herod arrayed himself in royal apparel, and sat on the throne, and made an oration unto them. 22 And the people shouted, saying, The voice of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.

25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministration, taking with them John whose surname was Mark.