- v 1 to 6 King Herod kills James, the brother of John, and to please the Jews, he also has Peter imprisoned with the intention of making him a public spectacle. His fellow believers pray for his release
- v 7 to 17 An angel rescues Peter from prison. He goes to the house of Mary where they are praying. They find it difficult to believe their prayers for his release have been answered
- v 18 and 19 Herod condemns the prison guards to death for losing their prisoner
- v 20 to 23 Herod, who is basking in the flattery of the people calling him a god, is struck down by an angel and dies
- v 24 and 25 Barnabas and Saul return *to Jerusalem taking John Mark with them [* other Bible versions have "from"]
Timeline AD 60
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