Atos 12— comparação

1Por aquele mesmo tempo, o rei Herodes estendeu as mãos para oprimir alguns da igreja.

2Ele matou Tiago, irmão de João, à espada.

3Vendo que isso agradava aos judeus, prosseguiu prendendo também a Pedro. Isso foi durante os dias dos pães asmos.

4Tendo-o prendido, colocou-o na prisão e o entregou a quatro escoltas de quatro soldados cada para guardá-lo, com a intenção de apresentá-lo ao povo depois da Páscoa.

5Pedro, pois, era guardado na prisão, mas a igreja fazia oração contínua a Deus por ele.

6Naquela mesma noite, quando Herodes estava para apresentá-lo, Pedro dormia entre dois soldados, acorrentado com duas cadeias. Guardas em frente à porta vigiavam a prisão.

7E eis que um anjo do Senhor apareceu ao lado dele, e uma luz brilhou na cela. Ele tocou no lado de Pedro e o acordou, dizendo: “Levante-se depressa!” E as cadeias caíram de suas mãos.

8O anjo lhe disse: “Vista-se e calce as suas sandálias.” Ele assim o fez. Disse-lhe mais: “Ponha a sua capa e siga-me.”

9Ele saiu e o seguiu. Não sabia que era real o que estava sendo feito pelo anjo, mas pensava que via uma visão.

10Quando passaram pelo primeiro e pelo segundo posto de guarda, chegaram ao portão de ferro que dá para a cidade, o qual se abriu por si mesmo para eles. Saíram e desceram por uma rua, e imediatamente o anjo se apartou dele.

11Quando Pedro caiu em si, disse: “Agora sei verdadeiramente que o Senhor enviou o seu anjo e me livrou da mão de Herodes e de tudo o que o povo judeu esperava.”

12Pensando nisso, ele foi à casa de Maria, mãe de João, chamado Marcos, onde muitos estavam reunidos e oravam.

13Quando Pedro bateu à porta do portão, uma serva chamada Rode veio atender.

14Quando ela reconheceu a voz de Pedro, de tanta alegria não abriu o portão, mas correu para dentro e anunciou que Pedro estava em pé em frente ao portão.

15Eles lhe disseram: “Você está louca!” Mas ela insistia que era assim. Eles disseram: “É o seu anjo.”

16Mas Pedro continuava batendo. Quando abriram, eles o viram e ficaram espantados.

17Mas ele, fazendo-lhes sinal com a mão para que se calassem, declarou-lhes como o Senhor o havia tirado da prisão. E disse: “Contem estas coisas a Tiago e aos irmãos.” Então ele saiu e foi para outro lugar.

18Logo que amanheceu, houve um alvoroço não pequeno entre os soldados sobre o que teria acontecido a Pedro.

19Quando Herodes o procurou e não o encontrou, interrogou os guardas e ordenou que fossem executados. Ele desceu da Judeia para Cesareia e ali permaneceu.

20Ora, Herodes estava muito irado com o povo de Tiro e de Sidom. Eles vieram a ele de comum acordo e, tendo feito amizade com Blasto, o assistente pessoal do rei, pediram paz, porque o seu país dependia do país do rei para obter alimento.

21Em um dia designado, Herodes vestiu-se com trajes reais, assentou-se no trono e lhes fez um discurso.

22O povo gritava: “É a voz de um deus, e não de um homem!”

23Imediatamente um anjo do Senhor o feriu, porque ele não deu glória a Deus. Então ele foi comido por vermes e morreu.

24Mas a palavra de Deus crescia e se multiplicava.

25Barnabé e Saulo voltaram para Jerusalém quando cumpriram o seu serviço, levando também com eles João, que era chamado Marcos.

1Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.

2He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.

3When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.

4When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

5Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

6The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.

7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.

8The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”

9And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.

10When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

11When 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.”

12Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.

13When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.

14When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.

15They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”

16But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.

17But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.

18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.

19When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

20Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.

21On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

22The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

24But the word of God grew and multiplied.

25Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.