Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison.
Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.
So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains,
do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them, a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.”
For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain.”
“We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside.”
And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men.
Now, behold, I release you today from the chains on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you well, but if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, do not come. See, the whole land is before you; go wherever you think it good and right to go.
In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.
So Abraham called the name of that place, “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
I would have said, “I will cut them to pieces; I will wipe them from human memory,”
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