13. He knocked at the door in the gateway, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.
14. She recognized Peter’s voice, and because of her joy, she did not open the gate but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the gateway.
15. “You’re crazy! ” they told her. But she kept insisting that it was true. Then they said, “It’s his angel! ”
16. Peter, however, kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
17. Motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he explained to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Report these things to James and the brothers,” he said. Then he departed and went to a different place.
18. At daylight, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what could have become of Peter.
19. After Herod had searched and did not find him, he interrogated the guards and ordered their execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.
20. He had been very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. Together they presented themselves before him. They won over Blastus, who was in charge of the king’s bedroom, and through him they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food from the king’s country.
21. So on an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a public address to them.
22. The assembled people began to shout, “It’s the voice of a god and not of a man! ”
23. At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he became infected with worms and died.
24. Then God’s message flourished and multiplied.
25. After they had completed their relief mission, Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, taking along John who is called Mark.