Page 8 - Luca Giordano - Liberation of St Peter

PETER THEREFORE WAS KEPT IN PRISON: BUT PRAYER WAS MADE
AWITHOUT CEASING OF THE CHURCH UNTO GOD FOR HIM. 6 NDWHEN

HEROD WOULD HAVE BROUGHT HIM FORTH, THE SAME NIGHT PETER

WAS SLEEPING BETWEEN TWO SOLDIERS, BOUND WITH TWO CHAINS:AND

ATHE KEEPERS BEFORE THE DOOR KEPT THE PRISON. 7 ND, BEHOLD,

THE ANGEL OF THE LORD CAME UPON HIM, AND A LIGHT SHINED IN THE

PRISON: AND HE SMOTE PETER ON THE SIDE, AND RAISED HIM UP,

SAYING,ARISE UP QUICKLY .AND HIS CHAINS FELL OFF FROM HIS HANDS.

A8 ND THE ANGEL SAID UNTO HIM, GIRD THYSELF, AND BIND ON THY

SANDALS. AND SO HE DID. AND HE SAITH UNTO HIM, CAST THY

GARMENT ABOUT THEE, AND FOLLOW

AME. 9 ND HEWENT OUT,

AND FOLLOWED HIM;