What is happening here?
Herod Agrippa I kills James the brother of John and imprisons Peter during unleavened bread. The church prays without ceasing, and an angel releases Peter from chains and guards. Peter goes to the praying believers, whose initial disbelief creates an ironic scene. Herod later accepts public flattery that calls his voice divine, is struck by an angel, and dies, while the word of God grows and multiplies.
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