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But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks.

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And news of them came to the ears of the church at Jerusalem: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch:

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Then he went on to Tarsus, looking for Saul;

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And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch.

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Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.

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And one of them, named Agabus, said publicly through the Spirit that there would be serious need of food all over the earth: which came about in the time of Claudius.

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And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea:

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Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians.

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And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword.

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And when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he went on to take Peter in addition. This was at the time of the feast of unleavened bread.

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So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.

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And when Herod was about to take him out, the same night Peter was sleeping in chains between two armed men, and the watchmen were keeping watch before the door of the prison.

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And a great light was seen shining in the room, and an angel of the Lord came to Peter and, touching him on his side so that he came out of his sleep, said, Get up quickly. And his chains came off his hands.

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Then the angel said, Put on your shoes and get ready to go. And he did so. And he said, Put your coat round you and come with me.

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And he went out after him; and he was not certain if what was done by the angel was a fact, for it seemed to him that he was seeing a vision.

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And when they had gone past the first and second watchmen they came to the iron door into the town, which came open by itself: and they went out and down one street; and then the angel went away.

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And he gave a blow on the door, and a young girl came to it, named Rhoda.

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And hearing the voice of Peter, in her joy she went running, without opening the door, to say that Peter was outside.

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And they said to her, You are off your head. But still she said, with decision, that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

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But Peter went on giving blows on the door: and when it was open and they saw him, they were full of wonder.

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But he made a sign to them with his hand to be quiet, and gave them an account of how the Lord had taken him out of prison. And he said, Give the news to James and the brothers. And then he went away.

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Now when it was day, the armed men were greatly troubled about what had become of Peter.

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And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.

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Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon: and they came to him, all together, and having made friends with Blastus, the controller of the king's house, they made a request for peace, because their country was dependent on the king's countr

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And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them.

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