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And laid their hands on the Apostles, & put them in the common prison.

But the Angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doores, and brought them foorth, and said,

And when they heard that, they entred into the Temple early in the morning, & taught: but the high Priest came, and they that were with him, and called the Councill together, and all the Senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to haue them brought.

But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

Saying, The prison truely found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doores, but when we had opened, we found no man within.

Then came one, and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison, are standing in the Temple, and teaching the people.

As for Saul, he made hauocke of the Church, entring into euery house, and hailing men and women, committed them to prison.

And when hee had apprehended him, hee put him in prison, and deliuered him to foure quaternions of souldiers to keepe him, intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

Peter therefore was kept in prison, but prayer was made without ceasing of the Church vnto God for him.

1611 marginal noteOr, instant and earnest prayer was made.

And when Herode would haue brought him foorth, the same night Peter was sleeping betweene two Souldiers, bound with two chaines, and the Keepers before the doore kept the prison.