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12:1	At the same tyme Herode the kyng stretched forth hys handes to vexe certen of the congregacyon.
12:2	And he kylled Iames the brother of Iohn with the swerd.
12:3	And because he sawe that it pleased the Iewes, he proceded farther, and toke Peter also. Then were the dayes of swet bread.
12:4	And when he had caught hym, he put him in preson also, & delyuered him to .iiij. quaternions of soudiers to be kepte, entendynge after Ester to bringe him forth to the people.
12:5	And Peter was kepte in preson. But prayer was made without ceasynge of the congregacyon, vnto God for hym.
12:6	And when Herode wolde haue brought him oute vnto the people, the same nyght slepte Peter betwene two soudiers, bounde with two chaynes, and the kepers before the dore kepte the preson.
12:7	And behold, the angel of the Lord was ther present, and a lyght shyned in the habytacyon. And he smote Peter on the syde, and steryd him vp, sayinge: aryse vp quickly. And his cheynes fel of from his handes.
12:8	And the angel sayd vnto hym: gyrde thy selfe, and bynde on thy sandales. And so he dyd. And he sayth vnto him: cast thy garment about the, & folowe me.
12:9	And he came out & folowed him, and wyst not that it was trueth which was done by the angell, but thought he had sene a visyon.
12:10	When they were past the fyrst and the seconde watch, they came vnto the yron gate, that leadeth vnto the cytie, whych opened to them by the awne accorde. And they went oute, and passed thorow one strete, and forth with, the angell departed from him.
12:11	And whan Peter was come to him selfe, he sayd: nowe I knowe of a surety, that the Lorde hath sent his angell, and hath delyuered me out of the hande of Herode, and from all the wayting for, of the people of the Iewes.
12:12	And as he consydred the thynge, he came to the house of Mary the mother of one Iohn, whose syrname was Marke, where many were gathered togeather in prayer.
12:13	As Peter knocked at the entry dore, a damsell came forth to herken, named Rhoda.
12:14	And when she knew Peters voyce, she opened not the entry for gladnes, but ran in, & told how Peter stode before the entry.
12:15	And they sayde vnto her: thou art mad: But she affirmed that it was euen so. Then sayd they: it is hys angel.
12:16	But Peter contynued knockinge: & when they had opened the dore, and sawe him, they were astonyed.
12:17	And whan he had beckned vnto them with the hande, that they myght holde theyr peace, he tolde them by what meanes the Lorde had brought him out of the preson. And he sayde: go shewe these thinges vnto Iames and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
12:18	Assone as it was daye, ther was no littel ado among the soudiers, what was become of Peter.
12:19	When Herode had sought for him, and founde hym not, he examined the kepers, and commaunded them to be caryed awaye. And he descended from Iewry to Cesarea, & ther aboode.
12:20	Herode was displeased wt them of Tyre and Sidon. But they came all with one accorde, & made intercession vnto Blastus the kynges chamberlayne, and desyred peace, because their countre was norysshed by the kynges prouysyon.
12:21	And vpon a daye appoynted, Herode arayed him in royall apparell, and sett hym in hys seate, and made an oracion vnto them.
12:22	And the people gaue a showte, sayinge: it is the voyce of a God & not of a man.
12:23	And immediatly the angell of the Lorde smote hym, because he gaue not God the honour, and he was eaten of wormes and gaue vp the ghost.
12:24	And the worde of God grewe and multiplyed.
12:25	And Barnabas and Paul returned to Ierusalem, when they had fulfylled their offyce, and toke wt them Iohn whose syrname was Marke.


12:1	And in the same tyme Eroude the king sente power, to turmente sum men of the chirche.
12:2	And he slowe bi swerd James, the brothir of Joon.
12:3	And he siy that it pleside to Jewis, and keste to take also Petre; and the daies of therf looues weren.
12:4	And whanne he hadde cauyte Petre, he sente hym in to prisoun; and bitook to foure quaternyouns of knyytis, to kepe hym, and wolde aftir pask bringe hym forth to the puple.
12:5	And Petre was kept in prisoun; but preier was maad of the chirche with out ceessing to God for hym.
12:6	But whanne Eroude schulde bringe hym forth, in that nyyt Petre was slepinge bitwixe twei knyytis, and was boundun with twei cheynes; and the keperis bifor the dore kepten the prisoun.
12:7	And lo! an aungel of the Lord stoode nyy, and liyt schoon in the prisoun hous. And whanne he hadde smyte the side of Petre, he reiside hym, and seide, Rise thou swiftli. And anoon the cheynes felden doun fro hise hoondis.
12:8	And the aungel seide to hym, Girde thee, and do on thin hoosis. And he dide so. And he seide to hym, Do aboute thee thi clothis, and sue me.
12:9	And he yede out, and suede hym; and he wiste not that it was soth, that was don bi the aungel; for he gesside hym silf to haue sey a visioun.
12:10	And thei passiden the first and the secounde warde, and camen to the iren yate that ledith to the citee, which anoon was opened to hem. And thei yeden out, and camen in to o street, and anoon the aungel passide awei fro hym.
12:11	And Petre turnede ayen to hym silf, and seide, Now Y woot verili, that the Lord sente his aungel, `and delyueride me fro the hoond of Eroude, and fro al the abiding of the puple of Jewis.
12:12	And he bihelde, and cam to the hous of Marie, modir of Joon, that is named Marcus, where many weren gaderid togidre, and preiynge.
12:13	And whanne he knockid at the dore of the yate, a damysel, Rode bi name, cam forth to se.
12:14	And whanne sche knewe the vois of Petre, for ioye sche openyde not the yate, but ran in, and telde, that Petre stood at the yate.
12:15	And thei seiden `to hir, Thou maddist. But sche affermyde, that it was so. And thei seiden, It is his aungel.
12:16	But Petre abood stille, and knockide. And whanne thei hadden opened the dore, thei sayen hym, and wondriden.
12:17	And he bekenyde to hem with his hoond to be stille, and telde hou the Lord hadde led hym out of the prisoun. And he seide, Telle ye to James and to the britheren these thingis. And he yede out, and wente in to an othere place.
12:18	And whanne the dai was come, ther was not lytil troubling among the knyytis, what was don of Petre.
12:19	And whanne Eroude hadde souyt hym, and foonde not, aftir that he hadde made enqueryng of the keperis, he comaundide hem to be brouyt to hym. And he cam doun fro Judee in to Cesarie, and dwellide there.
12:20	And he was wroth to men of Tyre and of Sidon. And thei of oon acord camen to hym, whanne thei hadden counseilid with Bastus, that was the kingis chaumbirleyn, thei axiden pees, for as myche that her cuntrees weren vitailid of hym.
12:21	And in a dai that was ordeyned, Eroude was clothid with kyngis clothing, and sat for domesman, and spak to hem.
12:22	And the puple criede, The voicis of God, and not of man.
12:23	And anoon an aungel of the Lord smoot hym, for he hadde not youun onour to God; and he was wastid of wormes, and diede.
12:24	And the word of the Lord waxide, and was multiplied.
12:25	And Barnabas and Saul turneden ayen fro Jerusalem, whanne the mynystrie was fillid, and token Joon, that was named Marcus.


12:1	At the same tyme layed kynge Herode handes vpon certayne of the congregacion, to vexe them.
12:2	As for Iames the brother of Ihon, him he slewe with the swerde.
12:3	And whan he sawe that it pleased the Iewes, he proceaded farther to take Peter also. But it was Easter.
12:4	Now whan he had taken him, he put him in preson, and delyuered him vnto foure quaternions of soudyers, to kepe him: and thought after Easter to bringe him forth to the people.
12:5	And Peter was kepte in the preson But prayer was made without ceassinge of the congregacion, vnto God for him.
12:6	And whan Herode wolde haue broughte him out vnto the people, in the same nighte slepte Peter betwene two soudiers, bounde with two cheynes. And the kepers before the dore kepte the preson.
12:7	And beholde, the angell of the LORDE was there presente, and a lighte shyned in the habitacion, and he smote Peter on the syde, and waked him vp, and sayde: Aryse vp quyckly. And the cheynes fell of from his hondes.
12:8	And the angell sayde vnto him: Gyrde the, and put on thy shues. And he dyd so. And he sayde vnto him: Cast thy mantle aboute the, and folowe me.
12:9	And he wente out, and folowed him, and wyst not, that it was trueth that was done by ye angell, but thoughte he had sene a vision.
12:10	Neuertheles they wente thorow the first and seconde watch, and came to the yron gate, that ledeth vnto the cite, which opened to the by his awne acorde. And they wente out, and passed thorow one strete, and immediatly the angell departed from him.
12:11	And whan Peter was come to himself, he sayde: Now I knowe of a trueth, that ye LORDE hath sent his angell, and delyuered me out of the honde of Herode, and from all the waytinge for of the people of the Iewes.
12:12	And as he considered the thinge, he came to the house of Mary the mother of one Ihon, (which after his syrname was called Marke) where many were gathered together, and prayed.
12:13	As Peter knocked at the entry dore, there came forth a damsell to herken, named Rhoda.
12:14	And whan she knewe Peters voyce, she opened not the entrye for gladnes, but rane in, and tolde, that Peter stode before ye entrye.
12:15	But they sayde vnto her: Thou art mad. Neuertheles she abode by it, that is was so. They sayde: it is his angell.
12:16	But Peter contynued knockinge. Whan they opened the dore, they sawe him, and were astonnyed.
12:17	But he beckened vnto them with the hande, to holde their peace, & tolde them, how the LORDE had broughte him out of the preson. And he sayde: Shewe this vnto Iames, and to the brethren. And he departed, and wete in to another place.
12:18	Whan it was daye, there was not a litle a doo amoge the soudyers, what was become of Peter.
12:19	Whan Herode had called for him, and founde him not, he caused the kepers to be examyned, and commaunded the to be caried awaye, and he wente downe fro Iewry vnto Cesarea, and there abode.
12:20	But he was displeased with the of Tyre and Sido. Neuertheles they came vnto him with one accorde, and made intercession to Blastus the kynges chamberlayne, and desyred peace, because their countre was norished by the kynges londe.
12:21	But vpon a daye appoynted, Herode put on ye kyngly apparell, sat him downe vpon the iudgment seate, and made an oracion vnto them.
12:22	As for the people, they cried therto: This is a voyce of God, and not of a man.
12:23	Immediatly the angell of the LORDE smote him, because he gaue not God the honoure: And he was eaten vp of wormes, and gaue vp the goost.
12:24	But the worde of God grewe, and multiplyed.
12:25	As for Barnabas and Saul, they came agayne to Ierusalem, and delyuered the handreachinge, and toke with them Ihon, whose syrname was Marke.

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