Acts · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Acts 12 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Audio: Reina-Valera Antigua (RVA), read by Joyfull · About the recordings
1 Por aquel tiempo, el rey Herodes comenzó a maltratar a algunos de la iglesia.
1 Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
2 Mandó matar a espada a Jacobo, hermano de Juan.
2 He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
3 Al ver que esto agradaba a los judíos, también arrestó a Pedro. Eran los días de los panes sin levadura.
3 When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
4 Después de arrestarlo, lo metió en la cárcel y lo entregó a cuatro grupos de cuatro soldados para que lo vigilaran. Quería presentarlo al pueblo después de la Pascua.
4 When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
5 Así que Pedro estaba guardado en la cárcel, pero la iglesia oraba a Dios por él sin cesar.
5 Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
6 La noche antes de que Herodes lo sacara, Pedro dormía entre dos soldados, atado con dos cadenas; y los guardias vigilaban la puerta de la cárcel.
6 The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.
7 De repente se presentó un ángel del Señor, y una luz resplandeció en la celda. El ángel tocó a Pedro en el costado, lo despertó y le dijo: Levántate pronto. Y las cadenas cayeron de sus manos.
7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.
8 El ángel le dijo: Ponte el cinturón y las sandalias. Él lo hizo. Luego le dijo: Ponte el manto y sígueme.
8 The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”
9 Pedro salió y lo seguía, pero no sabía que era real lo que hacía el ángel. Pensaba que veía una visión.
9 And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
10 Pasaron la primera y la segunda guardia, y llegaron a la puerta de hierro que daba a la ciudad. La puerta se les abrió por sí sola. Salieron, avanzaron por una calle, y enseguida el ángel se apartó de él.
10 When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11 Cuando Pedro volvió en sí, dijo: Ahora sé en verdad que el Señor envió a su ángel y me libró de la mano de Herodes y de todo lo que el pueblo judío esperaba.
11 When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
12 Al darse cuenta de esto, fue a la casa de María, madre de Juan, llamado Marcos, donde muchos estaban reunidos orando.
12 Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
13 Cuando Pedro llamó a la puerta de la entrada, salió a atender una muchacha llamada Rode.
13 When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 Al reconocer la voz de Pedro, de tanta alegría no abrió la puerta, sino que corrió adentro y anunció que Pedro estaba a la puerta.
14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
15 Ellos le dijeron: Estás loca. Pero ella insistía en que era cierto. Entonces dijeron: Es su ángel.
15 They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
16 Pero Pedro seguía llamando. Cuando abrieron y lo vieron, quedaron asombrados.
16 But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
17 Él les hizo señas con la mano para que guardaran silencio, y les contó cómo el Señor lo había sacado de la cárcel. Luego dijo: Cuenten esto a Jacobo y a los hermanos. Después salió y se fue a otro lugar.
17 But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
18 Cuando amaneció, hubo gran confusión entre los soldados sobre qué habría pasado con Pedro.
18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
19 Herodes lo buscó y no lo encontró. Después de interrogar a los guardias, mandó que los ejecutaran. Luego Herodes bajó de Judea a Cesarea y se quedó allí.
19 When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
20 Herodes estaba muy enojado contra los de Tiro y Sidón. Pero ellos vinieron a él de común acuerdo, y después de ganarse el favor de Blasto, el encargado de la casa del rey, pidieron paz, porque su región recibía alimento de la del rey.
20 Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
21 En un día señalado, Herodes se vistió con ropa real, se sentó en el tribunal y les dio un discurso.
21 On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
22 El pueblo gritaba: ¡Voz de un dios, y no de un hombre!
22 The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
23 Al instante, un ángel del Señor lo hirió, porque no dio gloria a Dios; y murió comido por gusanos.
23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
24 Pero la palabra de Dios crecía y se multiplicaba.
24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 Bernabé y Saulo volvieron de Jerusalén después de cumplir su servicio, llevando consigo a Juan, llamado Marcos.
25 Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
People & places in this chapter
From this site's family tree and Bible maps, only where those guides cite this chapter.
People
Blastus
The king's chamberlain whom the people of Tyre and Sidon won over to seek peace with Herod.
Cited in the guide: Acts 12:20
Herod
The Herod who killed James the brother of John, arrested Peter, and was struck down by an angel of the Lord when he accepted worship as a god; he was eaten by worms and died.
Cited in the guide: Acts 12:1; Acts 12:21; Acts 12:23
John Mark
Son of Mary of Jerusalem, taken to Antioch by Paul and Barnabas; he left them early on the first journey, then went with Barnabas to Cyprus, and was later counted by Paul as…
Cited in the guide: Acts 12:12; Acts 12:25; Acts 15:37
Mary
A Jerusalem believer in whose house many were gathered praying when Peter was released from prison.
Cited in the guide: Acts 12:12
Rhoda
The servant girl who recognized Peter's voice at the gate and ran to tell the others, leaving him standing outside.
Cited in the guide: Acts 12:13
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 24:9; John 15:20; Matthew 10:17–18; Luke 22:53; John 16:2
- 2 Hebrews 11:37; Matthew 20:23; Matthew 4:21–22; Mark 10:38; Mark 10:35
- 3 Exodus 23:15; John 12:43; Acts 24:27; Leviticus 23:6–14; Exodus 12:14–20
- 4 Proverbs 19:21; Luke 22:33; Luke 21:12; John 13:36–38; Acts 4:28
- 5 1 Corinthians 12:26; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; James 5:16; Ephesians 6:18–20; 2 Corinthians 1:11
- 6 Hebrews 13:6; Acts 21:33; 1 Samuel 23:26–27; 2 Timothy 1:16; Philippians 4:6–7
- 7 Acts 16:26; Acts 5:19; Psalm 146:7; Psalm 105:18–20; Psalm 142:6–7
- 9 Psalm 126:1; Hebrews 11:8; Genesis 45:26; Acts 26:19; Acts 10:3
- 10 Acts 5:19; Acts 16:26; Isaiah 45:1–2; Numbers 15:34; Genesis 42:17
- 11 Daniel 6:22; Daniel 3:28; 2 Peter 2:9; Psalm 34:7; Psalm 33:18
- 12 1 John 5:14–15; Acts 12:5; Matthew 18:19–20; Acts 12:25; Acts 13:5
- 13 Luke 13:25; Acts 12:16; John 18:16–17
- 14 Luke 24:41; Matthew 28:8
- 15 Matthew 18:10; Luke 24:37–38; Luke 24:11; Mark 16:14; Acts 26:24
- 17 Acts 21:40; Acts 13:16; Acts 19:33; Acts 15:13; Acts 21:18
- 18 Acts 5:22–25; Acts 16:27; Acts 19:23
- 19 Acts 16:27; John 12:10–11; Psalm 37:32–33; Acts 21:8; 1 Kings 20:43
- 20 Ezra 3:7; Ezekiel 27:17; Matthew 11:21–22; Luke 14:31–32; Luke 16:8
- 22 Acts 14:10–13; Jude 16; Revelation 13:4; Psalm 12:2; Daniel 6:7
- 23 Psalm 115:1; Acts 10:25–26; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Acts 14:14–15; Daniel 4:30–37
- 24 Acts 6:7; Acts 19:20; 2 Thessalonians 3:1; Matthew 16:18; Acts 11:21
- 25 Acts 12:12; Acts 15:37; 1 Peter 5:13; Acts 11:29–30; Acts 4:36
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
"At that time," of course meaning the time immediately following: for this is the custom of Scripture. And he well says that Herod "the king" (did this): this was not he of Christ's time.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
Was there not present there amongst those seven, another son of Zebedee, the brother of John, who, after His ascension, is plainly recorded to have been slain by Herod? But some one may say that, as James was not crucified, it was properly enough said to Peter, "Follow me," inasmuch as he underwent not only death, but, like Christ, even …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
… temple at Jerusalem, fire burst out from the foundations, and utterly hindered them all; and when both his treasurer, and his uncle and namesake, made the sacred vessels the subject of their open insolence, the one was "eaten with worms, and gave up the ghost," the other "burst asunder in the midst." Moreover, the fountains failing, when sacrifices were made …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
He delivered Peter, when the Angel came unto him being in prison, and said, "Arise, and go forth," and suddenly his chains were loosed, and he followed the Angel, and He delivered him.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)