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Acts 11
²⁷ Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and began to indicate by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.
²⁹ And in the proportion that any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the brethren living in Judea.
³⁰ And this they did, sending it in charge of Barnabas and Saul to the elders.
Acts 12
¹ Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church in order to mistreat them.
² And he had James the brother of John put to death with a sword.
³ When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. Now it was during the days of Unleavened Bread.
⁴ When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people.
⁵ So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.
⁶ On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison.
⁷ And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter’s side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly." And his chains fell off his hands.