12. Realizing this, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John, whose other name was Mark, where many were gathered together praying.
13. As Peter knocked at the door of the porch, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14. When she recognized Peter’s voice, from joy she did not open the door, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the door.
15. They said to her, “You are insane.” But she insisted that it was really so. So they said, “It is his angel.”
16. But Peter continued knocking. And when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished.
17. Motioning to them with his hand to be quiet, he described to them how the Lord had led him out of the prison. And he said, “Go, tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
18. Now when day came, there was a great disturbance among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
19. When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death.Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
20. Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. But they came to him in unity, and having made Blastus, the king’s personal servant, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country was fed by the king’s country.
21. On an appointed day, Herod, dressed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave a public speech to them.
22. The mob shouted, “It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!”
23. Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and died.
24. But the word of God spread and increased.