Peter Reaches the Praying Community

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Realizing what had happened, he went to the house of Miryam the mother of Yochanan (surnamed Mark), where many people had gathered to pray.

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He knocked at the outside door, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.

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She recognized Kefa’s voice and was so happy that she ran back in without opening the door, and announced that Kefa was standing outside.

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“You’re out of your mind!” they said to her. But she insisted it was true. So they said, “It is his angel.”

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Meanwhile, Kefa kept knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.

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Motioning to them with his hand to be quiet, he told them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison and said, “Tell all this to Ya‘akov and the brothers.” Then he left and went elsewhere.

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When daylight came, there was no small commotion among the soldiers over what had become of Kefa.

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Herod had a thorough search made for him, but they failed to find him, so he cross-examined the guards and ordered them put to death. Then Herod went down from Y’hudah to Caesarea and spent some time there.

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